Andy Farrell steps up battle for grandkids' hearts and minds

Asked if he knew his sons were at the Irish captain's run, English captain Owen Farrell laughed, 'I didn’t know that, I genuinely didn’t know that.' 

GRANDAD'S BOY: Head coach Andy Farrell, with his grandson Tommy, during the Ireland rugby captain's run at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

England’s Owen Farrell found himself caught on the hop on Friday afternoon when told that his two sons had been brought along to Ireland’s captain’s run at the Aviva Stadium by Andy Farrell, their grandfather and Ireland head coach.

“I didn’t know that, I genuinely didn’t know that,” the English captain laughed.