Red cards for both players add to England woesSteve Borthwick under pressure before World Cup
Steve Borthwick will discover if he must rip up England’s World Cup plans in the coming days with Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell both facing bans that would rule them out of the start of the tournament.
Vunipola’s red card compounded another horror show in the dismal defeat against Ireland on Saturday, with the former fly-half Danny Cipriani declaring on Sunday that “English rugby is digging its own grave” as countless supporters lose faith in Borthwick’s side.
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