England vs Wales LIVE: Rugby result and reaction after Owen Farrell red card in Rugby World Cup warm-up

Steve Borthwick’s side rallied late after going down to 12 men to edge Wales at Twickenham

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England fought back to edge Wales 19-17 in a World Cup warm up full of incident, injury and yellow cards - and notably a red card for captain Owen Farrell that could see him suspended for their opening game of the tournament in France next month.

A dull game burst into life in the second half amid a flurry of sin-binnings for both sides, with one for England‘s Freddie Steward leading to a penalty try for Wales. England were reduced to 12 men with further cards for Ellis Genge and Farrell - later upgraded to red - and Tomos Williams put them further ahead with a breakaway try. However, Maro Itoje hit back for battling England, replacement George Ford converted then kicked the decisive penalty four minutes from the end.

England‘s fans were left somewhat bewildered as they had spent a frustrating hour wondering just how their team were going to score a try and play some rugby but left delighted by the gutsy comeback. Relive all the action from Twickenham LIVE below:

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England vs Wales - Rugby World Cup warm-up match

• REPORT: Owen Farrell sent off as England secure scrappy late win over Wales
• Owen Farrell given red card and faces ban to cast doubt over World Cup involvement
• FULL TIME! ENGLAND 19-17 WALES
• PENALTY! ENGLAND 19-17 Wales (George Ford penalty, 75 minutes)
• TRY! ENGLAND 16-17 Wales (Maro Itoje try, 68 minutes)
• TRY! England 9-17 WALES (Tomos Williams try, 65 minutes)
• YELLOW CARD! AND UNDER REVIEW! Owen Farrell is sin binned (England 9-10 Wales, 64 minutes)
• PENALTY TRY! England 9-10 WALES (60 minutes)
• YELLOW CARD! Ellis Genge is sent to the sin bin! England 9-3 Wales, 58 minutes
• YELLOW CARD! Tommy Reffell is sent to the sin bin! England 6-0 Wales, 41 minutes
• HALF TIME: England 6-0 Wales
• YELLOW CARD! Henry Arundell is sent to the sin bin (England 3-0 Wales, 32 minutes)

[12 August 2023 19:15 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TRY! ENGLAND 16-17 Wales (Maro Itoje try, 68 minutes)

Twickenham erupts!

How England needed that! There’s precious little else that England can try but throw everything at the maul, Maro Itoje getting his mitts on the ball and refusing to relinquish as the lineout drive starts to chug forth. George Ford adds the extra two from the tee.

[12 August 2023 19:14 · Jack Rathborn]

England 9-17 Wales, 67 minutes

England win a penalty and poke to the corner, still three men short of a full complement. They need something here...

England's Freddie Steward tackles Wales' Josh Adams in the air (PA)

[12 August 2023 19:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TRY! England 9-17 WALES (Tomos Williams try, 65 minutes)

And Wales immediately capitalise on their three-player advantage!

Joe Roberts has the freedom of Twickenham as he rounds the bend out of his 22. He puts his foot down and can then pick his option, with four Welsh shirts in support. Tomos Williams is the best positioned, the scrum-half scampering over to plunge England further into the mire as the stadium boos.

[12 August 2023 19:11 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 9-10 Wales, 64 minutes

Taine Basham departs for a head injury assessment as Owen Farrell joins Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward in the bin. Courtney Lawes takes over the England captaincy.

[12 August 2023 19:10 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

YELLOW CARD! AND UNDER REVIEW! Owen Farrell is sin binned (England 9-10 Wales, 64 minutes)

Owen Farrell is shown yellow initially, but that might well be red once reviewed in the TMO bunker. The contact is forceful and direct to Taine Basham’s head - given Farrell’s history, that could have World Cup implications, too.

[12 August 2023 19:08 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 9-10 Wales, 64 minutes

The England captain is going to be in trouble. Shoulder, direct to head - the officials sort out a scuffle between the two sides and wait to deliver their verdict...

[12 August 2023 19:07 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 9-10 Wales, 63 minutes

Ambition from Wales! With a two-player advantage they have licence to play, enjoying the open spaces in front of them. Christ Tshiunzxa takes Harlem Globetrotters style after Liam Williams offloads.

Sam Parry! What a carry from the hooker, scorching a trail in a wide channel. He fumbles on the floor.

Hang on - the TMO calls down and wants to look at an Owen Farrell tackle...

[12 August 2023 19:06 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 9-10 Wales, 61 minutes

England’s players look in a right muddle, down two men and losing control a little. Jack Willis is brought on for Billy Vunipola - Ben Earl will presumably slide across to number eight, though one of them may be removed if we have a scrum while Genge serves his time in the bin.

[12 August 2023 19:02 · Jack Rathborn]

PENALTY TRY! England 9-10 WALES (60 minutes)

There’s no cover - Steward’s in trouble. YELLOW CARD AND A PENALTY TRY!

The officials checked that Liam Williams hadn’t got it down after Adams had hit the deck and spilled backwards, but Steward had intervened legally to prevent his opposite number grounding. The England full-back’s aerial challenge was anything but licit - he joins his ex-Leicester teammate Ellis Genge on the naughty step with England now in real, real bother.

(PA)

[12 August 2023 19:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Penalty try? England 9-3 Wales, 59 minutes

Now then! A crossfield kick is taken by Josh Adams, with Freddie Steward tackling him in the air. It’ll definitely be yellow - and probably more...