Fly-half Farrell could be up before another disciplinary panel as soon as next week, after World Rugby announced Thursday it would appeal against the decision to overturn his red card for a head-high tackle on Taine Basham.
LONDON - Steve Borthwick said Owen Farrell had been subjected to "personal attacks" as the England captain was again forced to face the possibility of missing the start of the Rugby World Cup.
But such was the disruption Farrell had suffered, former England captain Borthwick left him out his matchday 23 entirely, with George Ford now starting at stand-off instead. "Now, another panel is being convened to try and find some holes in what was done on Tuesday. Again, we will conduct ourselves in a manner that respects the process.England, losing finalists in 2019, have one further warm-up game, against Fiji on 26 August, but the concern now is Farrell could miss their key opening World Cup pool match against Argentina in Marseille on 9 September.
England's Steve Thompson, the 2003 World Cup-winning hooker diagnosed with dementia and now among several former players taking legal action against governing bodies for negligence, told the Daily Mail: "For to have the spotlight on them so much, about all the concussion and brain injuries, and for them to do this now, just goes to show that they don't care."
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