Owen Farrell ban hearing live updates as England captain discovers punishment for World Cup

Owen Farrell is set to learn today if he is to miss England's critical World Cup opener against Argentina, and indeed their entire pool stage, after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle against Wales.

Farrell's shoulder-led challenge to the head of back-rower Taine Basham in Saturday's 19-17 victory at Twickenham was upgraded from a yellow card to red by the TMO bunker review system.

England's captain will now appear before a video disciplinary hearing which is due to begin this morning, to find out the length of his suspension.

The mid-range sanction for a dangerous tackle is six games and given he received a three-match ban for the same offence in January, on top of five matches in 2020 and two in 2016, it is doubtful he will be treated leniently by the disciplinary process.

Fixtures against Ireland and Fiji complete England's warm-up schedule for the World Cup before their group campaign is launched with a pivotal group clash with Argentina in Marseille on September 9.

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