Rugby enthusiasts have undertaken the task of ranking the most disliked player from each of the home nations. Interestingly, the selected players were all in the same position.
#1. Owen Farrell (England)
Could it be anybody else to start? Farrell fits the label “our guy” better than most, meaning you love to hate him unless he’s in your squad. Then you’d go to the end’s of the earth to defend him.
The England captain, also known as ‘Shoulder boy’ for his high tackling, does himself no favours with his poor tackling technique.
He also took a bit of a dive for Saracens against Harlequins, which won’t have helped his reputation.