Owen Farrell suspended for 1st 2 World Cup matches

England captain Owen Farrell will be unavailable for his country for the 1^st two clashes at the Rugby World Cup after a commission upheld his red card today, handing the flyhalf a 4-game ban, including Pool D games vs. Argentina and Japan.

The England captain was sent off during their 19-17 victory vs. Wales on August 12^th for a high tackle on Taine Basham, but in the past week, he had his red card rescinded by the Six Nations after a hearing.

🚨 BREAKING:

Owen Farrell has been banned for FOUR games for his tackle on Taine Basham.

He will miss TWO of England’s #RWC2023 pool stage matches. pic.twitter.com/mmIEDHKTGV

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His country’s 29-10 defeat to Ireland during the weekend served as the 1^st game of his suspension, and Owen will be unavailable for the final warm-up match vs. Fiji in the next few days.

The Rugby World Cup begins on September 8^th in France, and England will have to win in the 1^st two fixtures without their captain as their 1^st match is on September 9^th.