Peter Stringer: Ireland can rattle ‘hothead’ England star Owen Farrell

The scrum, the lineout, and the gainline are areas Ireland must dominate to beat England this Saturday, but where are England most vulnerable? The space between Owen Farrell’s ears.

Peter Stringer: Ireland can rattle ‘hothead’ England star Owen Farrell

The scrum, the lineout, and the gainline are areas Ireland must dominate to beat England this Saturday, but where are England most vulnerable? The space between Owen Farrell’s ears.

At least that’s what Peter Stringer thinks. A former team-mate of the England out-half, during his short stay with Saracens, Stringer knows the Lions No 10 better than most Irish players.

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