Former England captain Owen Farrell headlines the ten Top 14 recruitment ... preferred to leave the place-kicking to Nolann Le Garrec.” Siya Kolisi joins five mega-money signings who ‘flopped ...

It is not quite on the level of Siya Kolisi, who the owner last year claimed “gained weight, lost shape and was transparent”, but it is a comment which Farrell may not appreciate.

Selecting Owen ... Farrell for this summer's British and Irish Lions tour of Australia could make sense - sentiment and nepotism have nothing to do with it. Double Rugby World Cup-winning skipper ...