Player welfare lobby group Progressive Rugby believe the sport’s global governing body must intervene
Progressive Rugby, a player welfare lobby group, believe the sport’s global governing body must intervene.
“For it to demonstrate it WON’T stand still on player welfare, that it IS the game’s number one priority and that they won’t tolerate being undermined.” France assistant coach Shaun Edwards, former England wing Chris Ashton and Australia’s ex-England boss Eddie Jones are the few voices offering support for Farrell, who has missed a total of 10 matches after being banned for dangerous tackling in three separate incidents.
Farrell is available for England’s third Summer Nations Series match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday but, given the furore surrounding their skipper, he is unlikely to be included in the starting XV when it is named on Thursday.
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