Leg injury leaves England sweating over Owen Farrell

Owen Farrell’s participation in England’s opening QBE international against
New Zealand has been thrown into doubt after Saracens announced the fly half
will be out “for the next few weeks” with a leg injury.



Farrell sustained what is being described as a slight quad strain in last
Saturday’s Aviva Premiership victory at London Irish and now faces a race
against time to be fit for the Twickenham tussle with the All Blacks on
November 8.



Should the first-choice kicker be forced to miss out, Stuart Lancaster, the
England head coach, would have a selection dilemma with a number of me…