When Owen Farrell dropped the mid-winter bombshell that he had agreed a summer move to Paris, Nick Kennedy knew he had to act fast, to launch an emergency search for someone to fill the glaring void. Saracens knew they had to act quickly when Owen Farrell announced his intention to leave The club recruited the little-known New Zealander Fergus Burke …
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Courtney Lawes, England's most recent men's Test captain, will not link up with the squad for next week's training camp in Jersey as he continues to recover from concussion. Lawes will not feature for Northampton Saints this weekend against Bath, leaving him with no match time to prepare for the autumn Tests with England's players rested next weekend before the …
Alongside confirmation of Saracens’ relegation from the Premiership in January 2020 came a lingering curiosity. How would their stars – some of the brightest in their sport –respond to life in English rugby union’s second tier? In the case of England captain Owen Farrell, that feeling only intensified after his mixed Six Nations. But, ahead of the first leg of …