Owen Farrell admits the tackle that resulted in his suspension for Saturday's World Cup opener against Argentina was a mistake.England’s captain is "gutted" to be unavailable for the pivotal Marseille showdown after his dangerous hit on Wales’ Taine Basham last month resulted in a four-match suspension that ends after the Pool D clash with Japan.Farrell initially had his red card downgraded to a yellow by a disciplinary hearing, only for World Rugby to successfully appeal against the decision."Obviously, you don’t want to go back too far and I don’t want to be sat here talking about this now.
I want to be talking about the weekend," said Farrell, speaking about the incident for the first time."I made a mistake and I got banned for it in the end.
I’m not going to sit here and moan about it now."I’m excited for this World Cup to start. I’m excited to see what this team can do and I look forward to being available again."I’m gutted not to be playing and I’m gutted not to be available.
Especially a big game like this at the weekend."I’ve even always wanted to play at Stade Velodrome, ever since watching the quarter-final in 2007."I’m excited for the team now.