More rugby stars than you think almost had a career in football, including the current England Captain Owen Farrell.
#1. Owen Farrell (Manchester United): The England captain trained with the Manchester United youth team as a goalkeeper. Modestly, he insists he would never have made the grade and that his passion was always rugby league. But Farrell’s trial was cut short when his family moved south – and he left both sports behind for rugby union.
#2. Ben & Tom Curry (Manchester City): It is true that they had a trial at Manchester City, who the twins support, but that was scuppered by Tom scoring an own goal. Probably for the best in the end.
#3. Alex Lozowski (Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham): He played in a number of football academies before making the decision to pursue rugby. Lozowski even played with England captain Harry Kane at ARSENAL,
#4. Danny Care (Sheffield Wednesday): The England scrum-half, who used to play in the same youth side as Jamie Vardy, give up club rugby union in his teens to pursue his football career although he was able to continue playing the game at Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley.
#5. Danny Cipriani (QPR): The fly-half played for Queens Park Rangers juniors and nearly joined Readings’ youth academy before deciding on rugby as his sport of choice. In recent years, Cipriani has tested the football waters with Colorado Rapids and MK Dons interested in him.
