Owen Farrell

The domestic fixture list, especially for French sides, will have a massive influence on the selection

The Offload: Speaking to a kicker as they line up a shot at goal has become a regular phenomenon since the introduction of the shot clock

‘There’s nothing to talk about - whatever happens, happens,” says the English outhalf on the possibility of his father picking him for the Lions

Ireland v England: Owen Farrell’s decision to move to France is symptomatic of troubling times in his country

Johnny Sexton's successor as Ireland outhalf Jack Crowley faces a baptism of fire in his first Six Nations start against France in the cauldron of the Stade Velodrome

The 32-year-old will leave Saracens after 15 seasons and will become ineligible for England

Report in France claims Farrell will join Parisian side at start of next season

Tis the season to send a message of support to one of international rugby’s finest players

The decision of both Owen Farrell and referee Tom Foley to step away from international rugby, in part because of online abuse, has set a worrying precedent

The 32-year-old outhalf will continue to play for Saracens

England captain says move would bring ‘real challenge’ for sport to maintain its audience, and recalls huge influence of growing up watching rugby on TV

Rugby World Cup: The second semi-final assumed a kind of ugly beauty and reached an almighty crescendo

Rugby World Cup: Ford was named man of the match in pool games against Argentina and Japan

If Argentina remain disciplined, they have the courage and players to go after England in the wider channels

World Rugby’s appeal was upheld and the outhalf will miss games against Argentina and Japan

You wonder how any panel could adjudicate on any appeal to this vexed verdict such has been the noise around it

Ireland head coach angry at what he called the human cost to families in the uproar over red card

The impact of goalkeepers ahead of World Cup final; profiles for World Athletics Championships

Good lawyering appears to have gotten the England captain off a lengthy match suspension

George Ford will wear the number 10 jersey at the Aviva Stadium

Player welfare lobby group Progressive Rugby believe the sport’s global governing body must intervene

Across the global game the ripple effect of this verdict will be massive – the sport’s entire disciplinary system now looks totally unfit for purpose

England back was sent off at Twickenham on Saturday when his yellow card was upgraded to red

Andy Farrell’s son is one of several changes that England are expected to make to the side beaten heavily by France

The idea that sending the England captain to tackle school is anything other than a way to take a match off his suspension is laughable

If found guilty the outhalf can expect a mid-range ban of six weeks

Australian sacked last week after overseeing England’s worst year of results since 2008

Milestone getting scant attention from Farrell in the build-up to Saturday’s game against New Zealand at Twickenham

England international will be looking to lose himself in the game when New Zealand visit Twickenham on Saturday

Australia were reduced to 14 men when secondrow Darcy Swain sent off for a headbutt in the 34th minute

Caelan Doris, Hugo Keenan and James Lowe, included on five-man shortlist

Sale man the most significant inclusion in Eddie Jones’ England squad

All in all it wasn’t a great weekend for the men in the middle in European semi-finals

Munster secondrow is Ireland’s version of Itoje - England’s consummate team player

England’s head coach has made a name for himself when it comes to his sharp quips

Only two teams benefit from the importance placed on scrums while the rest run the ball

Clear game plan comes up trumps in contrast to England who hauled off Marcus Smith

The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations

Lawes was set to captain side for Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield in absence of Owen Farrell

Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien and Josh van der Flier included on longlist