Owen Farrell has given his answer to Leicester Tigers following approach
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Leicester Tigers are making a major play to bring Owen Farrell back to the Premiership.
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With Handré Pollard set to leave at the end of the season, the Tigers are on the hunt for a world-class fly-half—and the England legend is at the top of their list.
Farrell, however, is enduring a tough first season in France, and Racing 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti hasn't held back.
The 33-year-old joined the Top 14 giants on a two-year deal (with an option for a third), but injuries have disrupted his campaign.
After missing over two months between November and January, Farrell returned for Racing's Champions Cup clash with the Stormers and was named in the XV to face Castres a week later. But Lorenzetti was unimpressed, brutally stating that the fly-half "played at the speed of a snail going backwards."
With Racing struggling and Stuart Lancaster leaving his role with immediate effect, speculation around Farrell's future is only growing.
Leicester's approach seemed like the perfect escape route—but according to reports, Farrell has rebuffed their initial offer and is determined to see out his contract in France.
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Six players who flopped in the Six Nations today, one player ‘cost his team’
Ireland bagged their 14th Triple Crown in style, keeping their hopes of a historic third consecutive Six Nations title alive with a nail-biting victory over Wales in Cardiff.
Meanwhile, England edged closer to the business end of the competition, but a missed 79th-minute conversion from Finn Russell saw Scotland's Calcutta Cup winning streak come to a halt at Allianz Stadium.
But let's turn the spotlight onto the five players who didn't quite live up to expectations in today's Six Nations action…
#1. Finn Russell (Scotland)
Planet Rugby 5/10: “Not a game the Scotland co-captain will remember fondly as his goal-kicking proved costly and in the end it was the difference between winning and losing for his side. As expected, he asked plenty of questions of England's defence but his inability to convert any tries will haunt Scotland's fans for some time.”
RUCK 4/10: “Co-captain Russell's kicking was the difference in a heartbreaking result for the Scots, failing to make any of his three conversions from wide areas. While he was reliable away from the tee and all three kicks were near the touchline, there's no looking past his abysmal kicking in a gut-wrenching Scottish defeat which ends their championship hopes.”
Telegraph 5/10: “Missed a tackle for a Lawrence break. No problem finding width, but then what? Missed (tough) conversions were killer. A step back for his Lions hopes.”
#2. Garry Ringrose (Ireland)
RUCK 3/10: “Gave away a cheap penalty and a consequential yellow card when Ireland were on the back foot towards the end of the first half which not only gave Wales an easy three points but a bunker review upgrade to a red card took Ringrose out of the game really before he even got into it.”
Rugby Pass 4/10: “Back in the starting side after coming off the pine against Scotland. Maybe could have scored but for a poor pass from Jamie Osborne and was yellow-carded minutes later for a clumsy challenge that was upgraded to a 20-minute red.”
JOE 5/10: “Was good while he was in the pitch but his red card was costly.”
BALLS.ie: “Did little in attack but stuck all six of his tackles. Unfortunately, one of them was too high on Thomas and he copped a 20-minute red card.”
Planet. Rugby 3/10: “A bad day for the centre, who was red carded for a head-on-head collision with Ben Thomas and will probably sit out the rest of the Six Nations as a result.”
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