The Breakdown | Return of the flamboyant fly-half: daring No 10s are back in fashion

An outside-half who poses an attacking threat is once more a premium product and the Champions Cup semis will provide a fascinating contrast in stylesIt has been a season when No 10s have come back in from the outside. This weekend’s European Champions Cup semi-finals will, if Joey Carbery recovers from a hamstring injury to spearhead Munster against Saracens, be instances of masters and apprentices.Owen Farrell, the England captain and one of the most influential figures in the European game, will be at fly-half for Saracens and Carbery, the successor to Johnny Sexton as Ireland’s 10, will if…

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