Owen gets coach's backing

Wales coach Scott Johnson launched an impassioned defence of his captain Michael Owen ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations Championship clash with Italy at the Millennium Stadium.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006 - 08:24

Wales coach Scott Johnson launched an impassioned defence of his captain Michael Owen ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations Championship clash with Italy at the Millennium Stadium.

Owen has been criticised for failing to match the talismanic performances he turned in during last season’s Grand Slam campaign and stands accused of being “anonymous” and “abysmal” in Wales’ defeats to England and Ireland.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: Millennium StadiumPerson: OwenPerson: Scott JohnsonPerson: Michael OwenPerson: Mervyn DaviesPerson: AzzurriPerson: JohnsonPerson: Gareth ThomasPerson: MichaelEvent: Six Nations ChampionshipEvent: Grand SlamOrganisation: WalesOrganisation: ItalyOrganisation: Wales’Organisation: EnglandOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Welsh
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