Rugby World Cup 2023 LIVE: England vs Argentina score and latest updates from Marseille

Tom Curry is being despatched into the TMO bunker. There’s a little bit of doubt about whether or not Curry dedicated a pink card or a yellow card offence.

He’s proven a yellow card and there’ll be an eight minute overview of the incident to find out whether or not the cardboard wants upgrading to a pink.

In the meantime, Argentina will kick for the opening factors.

Ouch! Juan Cruz Mallia catches a excessive ball and is tackled by Tom Curry as he lands. The 2 males conflict heads and there’s blood pumping from the Argentine.

The TMO is getting concerned right here to see if Curry has dedicated a foul.

England’s defence is stable they usually maintain Argentina earlier than edging them deeper and deeper forcing a kick. Alex Mitchell leaps for the ball, plucks it out of the air and smothers it underneath strain.

Argentina kick off the sport and ship a excessive ball straight down the throat of England’s captain Courtney Lawes. He drives ahead however England are pressured out of play giving the Pumas an early lineout inside England’s half of the pitch.

Courtney Lawes leads England out into the Stade Velodrome forward of kick off for this conflict.

Argentina might be troublesome opponents however there’s a quiet confidence to Steve Borthwick’s males who consider they’ll go far on this match regardless of their latest poor type.

The nationwide anthems are performed and kick off is up subsequent…

“We all know who we’re. We all know the kind of gamers we’ve got. We all know the standard of coaches we’ve got,” mentioned second-row Maro Itoje when requested about England’s poor type main as much as this World Cup.

“Sure we haven’t in latest occasions performed in addition to we will, however we all know the potential of this group.

“And when you understand the potential of this group and you understand the perspective of the gamers and the coaches, it could actually solely fill you with confidence.

“There’s a robust feeling and perception inside the group now that issues can change in a short time and the perfect is but to come back.”

Regulate Leicester lock Ollie Chessum tonight.

He delivered numerous eye-catching performances throughout final season’s Six Nations marketing campaign earlier than a severe ankle damage.

The 22-year-old is again within the England workforce trying to play his approach again in type, he might cement his place on the coronary heart of the England pack with a stable outing this night.

Phrase is coming by way of that 1000’s of followers are nonetheless struggling to get by way of with strains and queues 100s of individuals deep to get by way of the gates.

With lower than 20 minutes to go till kick off, many followers are going to overlook the beginning of the sport. The organisation on the Stade Velodrome is sort of poor by the sound of issues.

Argentina start a World Cup marketing campaign ranked two locations larger than England on the planet standings. That’s uncharted territory for them and the Pumas are the favourites to go on an win this sport in Marseille.

Michael Cheika’s facet are sixth on the planet and claimed a well-known first away win in New Zealand final 12 months earlier than additionally beating England and Australia on the highway and ending third within the latest Rugby Championship.

They’re a drive to be reckoned with and the worst doable begin to the World Cup for Steve Borthwick’s males.

There are nonetheless 1000’s of followers making an attempt to get contained in the stadium with lower than half an hour away from kick off. The scene has been described as ‘absolute chaos outdoors the stadium with no organisation.’