Northern Edition
Select Edition
Northern Northern
Southern Southern
Global Global
New Zealand New Zealand
France France

Video: Former England flyhalf calls out Owen Farrell over questionable hit in Championship debut

Owen Farrell (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saracens and England flyhalf Owen Farrell has been accused of getting away with another highly questionably challenge in his Championship debut against Doncaster Knights at the weekend.

ADVERTISEMENT

Saracens hammered Doncaster 15 – 50 and Farrell had a fine game in what was his Championship debut, having not played for the north London outfit in seven months due to England duty and injury layoffs.

However, while Farrell made headlines for having a great performance, eagle-eyed former England stand-off Andy Goode has posted a video to Twitter that appears to show Farrell hitting a Doncaster player high.

Video Spacer

Mike Brown and Maggie Alphonsi guest on The Offload:

Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time 0:00
 
1x
    • Chapters
    • descriptions off, selected
    • captions off, selected
      Video Spacer

      Mike Brown and Maggie Alphonsi guest on The Offload:

      “Say what you see, must be different tackle laws in the Championship, no card and no citing,” posted Goode on Twitter.

      As Goode points out, Farrell makes contact with the head but didn’t suffer any consequences for the tackle, either during or after the game.

      Farrell’s tackle technique has been a constant talking point throughout his career and with stricter laws around tackling being enforced, the Wigan-born star’s at times borderline technique is under the microscope like never before.

      Following the match, Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall in fact suggested that it was Farrell that was the victim of late hits from Doncaster players.

      ADVERTISEMENT

      “He was in control of everything out there. He actually got hit late a couple of times and reacted brilliantly I thought.

      “He didn’t get frustrated, moved on to the next thing pretty quickly and played beautifully at times.

      “There was a couple of kicks he doesn’t normally miss, but I thought he played really well.”

      The 29-year-old is chasing a British and Irish Lions spot, a berth which would have been considered beyond questioning prior to the Guinness Six Nations. A below par tournament for both England and Farrell has however questioned the fait accompli status of his inclusion in the tour of South Africa.

      ADVERTISEMENT
      ADVERTISEMENT

      Classic Wallabies vs British & Irish Legends | First Match | Full Match Replay

      Did the Lions loosies get away with murder? And revisiting the Springboks lift | Whistle Watch

      The First Test, Visiting The Great Barrier Reef & Poetry with Pierre | Ep 6: The Ultimate Test

      KOKO Show | July 22nd | Full Throttle with Brisbane Test Review and Melbourne Preview

      New Zealand v South Africa | World Rugby U20 Championship | Extended Highlights

      USA vs England | Men's International | Full Match Replay

      France v Argentina | World Rugby U20 Championship | Extended Highlights

      Lions Share | Episode 4

      Trending on RugbyPass

      Comments

      0 Comments
      Be the first to comment...

      Join free and tell us what you really think!

      Sign up for free
      ADVERTISEMENT

      Latest Features

      Comments on RugbyPass

      LONG READ
      LONG READ Ben Kay: 'I've never seen a Lions team attack so well; Finn Russell is unplayable' Ben Kay: 'I've never seen a Lions team attack so well; Finn Russell is unplayable'