{"id":350403,"date":"2023-11-30T00:19:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T01:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350403"},"modified":"2023-11-30T04:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:02:23","slug":"england-captain-announces-move-after-appalling-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350403","title":{"rendered":"England captain announces move after 'appalling' abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

England rugby captain Owen Farrell is taking a break from the national team and will miss the Six Nations<\/a> tournament to "prioritise his and his family's mental wellbeing".<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old will continue to play club rugby for Saracens.<\/p>\n

"Everyone at England Rugby is fully behind Owen's decision," England coach Steve Borthwick said.<\/p>\n

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"Since making his debut, he has been an integral part of the England setup for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging.<\/p>\n

"It is with typical courage that Owen has made this decision to open up in this manner."<\/p>\n

Farrell has made 112 appearances since his England debut in 2012 and has scored 1271 Test points -\ufeff second only to New Zealand's Dan Carter (1598).<\/p>\n

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He was the England captain at the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cups and has been involved in three British and Irish Lions tours.<\/p>\n

Farrell was at times booed by his own fans during this year's World Cup in France, at which England finished third.<\/p>\n

England's first Six Nations game is against Italy in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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