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Top League targets England superstars in bid to top rugby world Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Top League officials are trying to lure England star Owen Farrell to Japan. | REUTERS AFP-Jiji Mar 16, 2021 Japan’s Top League is hoping to lure England stars Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje as it pursues its soaring ambition of becoming the world’s leading rugby competition, its chairman said. The well-heeled league has swelled its ranks of foreign players since the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, with New Zealand’s two-time World Player of the Year Beauden Barrett chief among them. ....
My overseas Wallaby 23 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Since COVID birthed the domestic super AU competition, the disparity between the top and bottom teams in Australia has never been clearer. The Reds and the Brumbies clearly have the best cattle going around, and when we get to playing the Kiwi teams, they both will have a good shot to knock over almost anyone in that competition. But can Matt To’omua’s boot really drag the Rebels to a win against even the 11-game losing streak Chiefs? If the Reds can put on 41 points on the Waratahs, can you imagine how many points the Blues would manage? ....
Locking horns with the Boks: The Lions’ best bet for second row A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Tour the Republic without at least skilled and belligerent locks – lose. The Lions prevailed in 1974, after futility in 1910, 1924, 1938, (a close run-in) 1955, 1962 and 1968. As Nick Bishop rightfully noted, the foundation of the Invincible Lions was the lock partnership of Irish legend Willie John McBride and Scottish great Gordon Brown. A series win – as opposed to a one-off victory – in South Africa requires a team to outplay the Springboks in the second row. Hence the paucity of Lions successes in South Africa (the Lions have won only about 30 per cent of the Tests, better than each Home Nation’s all-time record in RSA, but not good enough to take many series). ....
One question is whether England are a side more in the image of Farrell, who made his Test debut in 2012, than Jones, who pitched up four years later. In tournaments Jones has used two fly-halves, Farrell and George Ford, regularly deploying the former at inside-centre. Marcus Smith and Jacob Umaga have been given a taste of life in the squad without coming near to selection, while Danny Cipriani was teased in the buildup to the World Cup before being omitted. Cipriani’s one appearance under Jones came in the third Test against South Africa in 2018, when the series had been lost. His kick for Jonny May helped conjure victory but Farrell’s facial expressions at times during the match indicated he did not have confidence in the fly-half who had replaced someone with whom he went back a long way, Ford. ....