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Owen Farrell scores his first Racing 92 try and it's a good one
By Ian Cameron
Former England fly-half Owen Farrell has broken his try duck for new side Racing 92, scoring a brilliantly taken solo effort against Perpignan in Paris.
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In the sixth minute, Farrell got his foot on the end of a spilt pass from back-row Hacjivah Dayimani that Vinaya Habosi failed to collect. The 33-year-old gave chase before successfully catching and then scrambling his way over the line.
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Farrell – who has won 96 caps for England to date – was playing in his eighth game for Racing 92 after signing for the Parisians from Saracens over the summer. He was playing alongside former Sarries teammate Junior Kpoku, who lined out at blindside for the sky blue and whites.
Prior to today’s game, Farrell’s start to life at Stuart Lancaster’s Racing 92 has seen the England international start seven Top 14 matches, delivering a reliable presence as their starting fly-half. Farrell had so far notched six penalties and one conversion, totalling 15 points, despite Racing’s mixed results with three wins and four losses.
It hasn’t all been roses, with a yellow card for Farrell for a questionable tackle coming in Racing’s victory over Clermont earlier in the season.
Farrell is currently unavailable for selection by England due to the RFU’s stance of not selecting players plying their trade overseas, although there is nothing stopping Farrell’s father, new British & Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell, from selecting his son for next year’s tour of Australia.
Interestingly against Perpignan, it was France scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec who was on kicking duties, and not Farrell.
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Lancaster will hope that Farrell can help turn around Racing 92’s season, which is off to a relatively poor start. The Top 14 big spenders are currently sitting in tenth despite their enormous budget.
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