A rumour linking England and Saracens fly-half with a more to rugby league side Wigan Warriors has been jumpstarted once again.
One nosey supporter looking at Companies House noticed and tweeted: “Interesting how Owen Farrell has just changed his business account correspondence to a Wigan address and also recently set up ‘Ancient and Loyal limited’ and ‘A&L Ventures ltd’
Ancient and Loyal is the motto for the town of Wigan, which is where the 31-year-old began his rugby education 20 years ago.
Farrell is thought to be under contract at Saracens until at least 2024, making any return to the North West not imminent.
A user responded: “Wow, this might just possibly happen.”
Another wrote; “That time of the off-season already for the “Owen Farrell to Wigan” rumours?”
“I think he’d be a fantastic player for Wigan, and can’t see why anyone thinks otherwise. Yes he’s not played professionally but he knows the game and will transition easily enough,” commented a third.
A fourth commented: “This is the type of thing rugby league should do think of the profile he brings – would bring a load of neutral eyes just to see how he gets on,”
Back to switch codes:
“I know that he [Farrell] likes rugby league but I know that he is ultra successful in rugby union and if I was him I would be doing exactly what he is doing,” said England fullback Sam Tomkins, who was talking on The Big Jim Show
“He is enjoying himself, he is a star in the game and a star over the world in rugby union. If he ever did fancy it at the end of his career it would be amazing to see what he could do because I do genuinely believe he would be an unbelievable rugby league player.”
Telegraph Top 30 male players in the UK:
30 Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Ireland)
29 Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales)
28 Kyle Sinckler (Bristol/England)
27 Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
26 Henry Slade (Exeter/England)
25 Tommy Reffell (Leicester/Wales)
24 Theo McFarland (Saracens/Samoa)
23 Jasper Wiese (Leicester/South Africa)
22 Henry Arundell (London Irish/England)
21 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh/Scotland)
