The England captain has one game left of his ban but his deputy may well have usurped his place in the team while he has been out
“It would be a big move from the physical nature of the team dynamic, but it will also be quite a big move, and a big decision from the team’s perspective. Because you would be thinking, ‘Well, things are going pretty well, we’re all playing well, we’re winning two games from two’ [and then there is a change].”
“But ultimately, your fly-half has to dictate the game. And what we saw at the weekend was a George Ford, who had no distractions, was incredibly focused on what he needed to do, even under the pressures of 14 men. If and when Farrell does return to the team, whether as a replacement or a starter, it will given an even stronger Saracens flavour an England side that has leaned heavily on players produced by the StoneX Stadium in recent years.
The concern is that, at the end of a season when three English domestic sides have gone bust, including the Wasps outfit where Dawson ended his career, rugby is now spending much of its biggest tournament talking about red cards and concussions, a potentially off-putting message to send to new players.
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