Owen Farrell is Saracens’ silent assassin

Owen Farrell is a conundrum. He is the least flashy of characters in the most showy of positions.

Owen Farrell is Saracens’ silent assassin
Sat, 17 Jan, 2015 - 00:00
Julian Bennetts

The soloist who just wants to be part of the chorus.

The end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 cannot have been easy for him. A quad injury meant he had just one game under his belt before being thrown into the England side against All Blacks.

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