England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet will miss the whole of the Rugby World Cup after injuring his ankle during Saturday's warm-up win over Wales.
The Leicester Tigers player accidentally collided with team-mate Ollie Lawrence and had to be helped from the field during the 19-17 victory at Twickenham, and the RFU has now confirmed he will require surgery.Northampton's Alex Mitchell has replaced Van Poortvliet in England's 33-player squad, joining Danny Care and Ben Youngs as options at No 9 for next month's tournament in France.
Farrell will appear before a video disciplinary hearing on Tuesday to learn the length of his ban, with a mid-range punishment for a dangerous tackle six matches.Farrell was punished for the same offence in January, with an initial four-week suspension reduced to three. England begin their campaign against Argentina in Marseille on September 9 before further pool matches against Japan , Chile and Samoa .
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