Owen Farrell all but confirms GOAT status with prop-like strength in gym
With the debate raging across England as to whether England captain Owen Farrell is going to start at inside centre again, start at fly-half or even be benched against Italy this Sunday, he let out any pent up nerves and frustration in the gym this week.
England shared a video of the Saracens star dumbbell pressing 60kg in each hand for reps this week, which is quite an achievement for a 94kg player. Inevitably, the comments online largely revolve around his tackle technique and the fact that he is using his arms on this occasion.
This comes just days after Farrell’s England side lost to Scotland at Twickenham, where he had a run-in with Finn Russell. Well it was more like Russell literally running into him off the ball while Duhan van der Merwe scored his iconic try. The Scot has revealed he did it under the belief that Farrell had mocked him after a tackle where he lost the ball, although he later found out that it was not the England captain. Russell might have had the last laugh on the pitch, but his dumbbell pressing game is definitely nowhere near Farrell’s.
Take a look:
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FULL SQUAD
FORWARDS
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 6 caps)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 96 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 10 caps)
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby, 3 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 14 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 44 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 73 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 9 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 63 caps)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 15 caps)
David Ribbans (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 57 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 75 caps)
Jack Walker (Harlequins, uncapped)
Jack Willis (Toulouse, 6 caps)
BACKS
Henry Arundell (London Irish, 3 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 102 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, 1 cap)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
Max Malins (Saracens, 15 caps)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 14 caps)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 52 caps)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 18 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 50 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 8 caps)
