Despite being England’s inspirational captain, Owen Farrell does occasionally hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
1. Farrell vs Schalk Brits, 2013
British & Irish Lions fly-half Farrell held onto Schalk Brits at the ruck, sparking quite the scrap.
The Barbarians hooker didn't appreciate it and was suspended for three weeks for punching the fly-half in the Lions' tour opener in Hong Kong.
The 32-year-old, lashed out at Farrell in a match the Lions won 59-8 on Saturday.
2. Farrell vs. Teimana Harrison, 2017
While Saracens' 57-13 away victory over Northampton Saints in the opening round of the European Champions Cup got their campaign under way in emphatic fashion, this incident with Owen Farrell sparked a lot of discussion.
3. Farrell vs the whole of Scotland, 2018
Farrell had to be pulled apart from Auld Enemy rivals before kick-off as England suffered their first defeat by Scotland for a decade.
4. Farrell vs. Northampton, 2015
He wasn't happy with this late tackle from Tom Wood.
5. Farrell vs. Faf de Klerk, 2018
Farrell let his emotions boil over when he clashed with Faf de Klerk in the first half. The game threatened to break out into a brawl when Farrell and De Klerk ended up at arm’s length just before the 20-minute mark and the rest of the two sides quickly joined in.
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