Baa-baas’ black sheep Ashton
Twickenham final against champions Exeter. “The guy’s incredible. He just keeps getting better and better. The more leadership and responsibility he is given the more he rises to it.”
Farrell did much more than land all 11 of his shots on goal to crush Wasps’ hopes of reaching a second successive Premiership final.
He controlled the game so completely that those around him had to deliver – for fear of upsetting him.
“You sometimes get a look from Owen,” revealed George. “You get it if you haven’t worked hard enough to get back on the ball.
“He has got such a clever rugby brain on him that he knows if the mistake is from skill or from effort.
“It is the effort error that he gives you the look for. And that drives standards.
“Brad Barritt is our captain and does a brilliant CHRIS ASHTON, the winger England refuse to pick as he plays abroad, has been invited to play against them at
Twickenham on Sunday.
The Barbarians pounced as soon as Ashton’s club
Toulon were eliminated from the French Championship on Friday. “Such an honour to be asked to play for the @Barbarian_fc,” tweeted Ashton (right), who has set a singleseason job, but Owen leads from the front and plays a big part in making the game plan and enforcing it with the boys.
“The standards he sets are impeccable. You’ve got to work your way up to him.”
The real test for Saracens comes this Saturday when they face an Exeter team which hammered Newcastle 36-5 in the other semi-final.
If Sarries were untouchable in the first half then what of the Chiefs, whose 92 per cent possession before half-time at Sandy Park meant they had to make just nine tackles compared to the Falcons’ 154.
Crucial to the Twickenham outcome will be supremacy at the gain line, so Saracens will pray Billy Vunipola is fit to play 80 minutes. On his latest comeback he lasted half the game. And was seen limping away from Allianz Park. try record with 24 in his first year in the Top 14. “I can’t wait to wear the famous black and white jersey.” ■■ENGLAND import Brad Shields has been told that leaving New Zealand will cost him All Blacks status.
He joins Wasps this summer, and Eddie Jones has picked him to tour South Africa before he has played in English competitions. All Blacks boss Steve Hansen said: “He probably would have made our team this year.”