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 18:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

HALF TIME: England 6-0 Wales

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[12 August 2023 18:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! ENGLAND 6-0 Wales (Owen Farrell penalty, 43 minutes)

Farrell pops it over from bang in front.

[12 August 2023 18:20 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 41 minutes

A neat flick from Owen Farrell finds Freddie Steward, occupying the extreme right with Henry Arundell in the bin, but Josh Adams gets across and sets his Tiger-trap, snaring an ankle and allowing his Welsh teammates to come across and complete the job.

A smattering of boos as Owen Farrell opts to double England’s halftime lead.

[12 August 2023 18:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 40 minutes

Immediate advantage from the lineout. Can England lose it? Ollie Lawrence sets a platform with a hard charge and the forwards romp around the corner.

[12 August 2023 18:18 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 39 minutes

Adam Beard has indeed taken on skipper duties for Wales, and argues the toss as his lock partner Rhys Davies is penalised for collapsing a maul. England elect...for the corner.

[12 August 2023 18:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 38 minutes

A series of messy breakdowns ends with an England penalty. “It’s not Super Rugby now,” Jamie George barks at Kiwi convert Taine Plumtree, until recently on the fringes with the Blues in Auckland. Jamie’s right - this has been anything but super.

[12 August 2023 18:15 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 36 minutes

Penalty England. Tomas Francis is unhappy with Joe Marler’s angle, and makes that perfectly clear both to the England looshead and the referee, but Nika Amashukeli has spotted a penalisable offence on the opposite side. Gareth Thomas is pinged and England clear out of their own 22.

[12 August 2023 18:13 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 36 minutes

Whistles now from the crowd as the front rows get another talking to. A classic it is not.

[12 August 2023 18:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 35 minutes

Stern maul defence form England again. That’s twice now that the Wales pack has tried to plough that right corner but been thrown off their furrow. Turnover, England’s scrum, and a chance for a couple of walking wounded to be attended to, including Gareth Thomas.

[12 August 2023 18:10 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-0 Wales, 34 minutes

Wales get down into England’s 22, taking the space on offer out wide with England short of a back body. Joe Marchant goes off his feet at a ruck - what’s the call, Wales? Adam Beard may have taken over the captaincy, but there is a consensus to kick to the corner.