Owen Farrell
England international rugby union player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Owen Andrew O'Loughlin Farrell (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Saracens.
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Birth name | Owen Andrew O'Loughlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Billinge Higher End, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. John Fisher Catholic High School St. George's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Hertfordshire[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Andy Farrell (father) Liam Farrell (cousin) Connor Farrell (cousin) Sean O'Loughlin (uncle) Keiron O'Loughlin (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since 2012, Farrell has represented England internationally. With scoring over 1,000 points throughout 100 tests, Farrell is one of the highest point scorers in test history. Although fly-half is his preferred position, he frequently plays inside centre at test level.
His father, Ireland's current head coach Andy Farrell, played both rugby union and rugby league for England, and was captain for England rugby league and his club Wigan Warriors.