Owen Farrell called out for two dangerous hits by South Africa coach - Ruck

Owen Farrell called out for two dangerous hits by South Africa coach

World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus has hit back at Warren Gatland by taking to Twitter to highlight two possible acts of foul play by Lions players.

You can read Gatland’s swipe at Erasmus in full here.

10 Things to Know About Lions call-up Owen Farrell, including original name

#1. Almost joining Manchester United

In 2005, the 13-year-old Farrell had a trial at Old Trafford, and did enough to convince the club’s academy executives that the then goalkeeper deserved an extended spell with the club. Years later, they dressed him up as a goalkeeper on his stag fo.

#2. School days

It’s well known that the Saracens star went to school with England teammate George Ford, however, it’s less well known that he went onto study Business at Hertfordshire University.

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