Farrell cleared of red card
Owen Farrell is free to play for England at the World Cup after a foul play review committee rescinded his red card for a dangerous tackle against Wales.
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Owen Farrell is free to play for England at the World Cup after a foul play review committee rescinded his red card for a dangerous tackle against Wales.
Owen Farrell is set to miss the start of the World Cup after being sent off for a dangerous hit, and here is a tongue-in-cheek take on the England skipper addressing his technique.
Owen Farrell is set to find out on Tuesday if he will miss England’s World Cup opener against Argentina after he was sent off in a warm-up match against Wales.
Owen Farrell has come under heavy fire for his latest dangerous tackle against Wales, in scenes reminiscent of his shoulder charge on Springbok centre Andre Esterhuizen in 2018.
Owen Farrell seems set to miss the start of the World Cup after being sent off in the warm-up win over Wales, although England coach Steve Borthwick cautioned against pre-empting the disciplinary process.
Owen Farrell was sent off as England came from behind to beat Wales 19-17 in a scrappy World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham on Saturday.
England captain Owen Farrell was recalled to the starting XV for the Six Nations climax against Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, with Manu Tuilagi back in midfield.
Italy loose forward Sebastian Negri ‘treated’ Owen Farrell to a taste of his own medicine, with the England skipper laid out in this crunching hit on Sunday.
England have backed Owen Farrell to lead the team at flyhalf as Steve Borthwick looks for a response in the second-round Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday.
Former scrumhalf Matt Dawson says England need to break up the axis between Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell and instead field one of the two playmakers at flyhalf.