Teenage kicks for Farrell, an unlikely Saracens hero
Green grass, a tee, the ball placed on it with the sponsors’ logo and stitching just so; a kick to win a Premiership semi-final. And dad standing behind you, about 10 feet away. Extraordinary and ho-hum, wrapped up in one. Owen Farrell laughs now at the TV pictures zooming in on his face, contorted in the moment of exultation when the ball flew through the posts, more or less confirming Saracens …
Published May 21, 2011.
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