The former England captain has left the door open for an international return, and admitted he could not ignore the social media abuse
’s temple, and you very much doubted, but couldn’t be quite certain, that it was due to the strain of finally speaking to the media on Wednesday about hisMuch more likely, it was because Farrell was still in his training vest and shorts, having hot-footed it from a team and kicking practice in the warm spring sun, the kind of session he has been through at the same“I want to play for as long as I possibly can as long as I am enjoying it,” Farrell said. “I love playing.
So we could see Farrell as a Lion in 2025 and back in England in 2026. He could add to his 112 caps forand the Lions, and the national points-scoring record he took from Jonny Wilkinson during the World Cup, and the 250th Saracens appearance he will make this Saturday against Harlequins in the Premiership at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Or he might not.
“So I guess I’ve never been one to give too much of myself, and I don’t expect people to know what I’m like, how I am as a person. So when it does get personal, to listen to that would be silly on my part.”But had the booing, which may have included England supporters, hurt him? “At times, yeah, I guess so, but it only comes back to what I’ve been trying to do the whole time, which is to do my best for people around me and for myself.
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