Owen Farrell has gone back to basics as he prepares to play rugby for the first time since his five-game ban for a dangerous tackle.
The England captain is set to feature against the Barbarians on Sunday before skippering his country’s Six Nations title decider against Italy six days later.
Ahead of his return team boss Eddie Jones revealed that Farrell had been working on his tackle technique with Jon Clarke, England’s head of strength and conditioning and former team mate of Farrell’s dad Andy. “When I went to the gym this morning he was doing extra work with Jon," said Jones. “Tackle technique is a constant work-on for not only Owen, but a lot of our players. “The laws of the high tackle have become increasingly tighter, which is for the
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