England need to learn to cope without Owen Farrell
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
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🗓️ 24 January 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We're one step closer to the start of the 2022 Six Nations and we know the initial squads that will be taking to the field over the next eight weeks.
Joining Brian to discuss the latest ahead of the Six Nations and beyond is the former Scotland scrum half Rory Lawson.
England opted to leave in form George Ford out of their initial squad but he looks to have found a way in due to an injury to skipper Owen Farrell. We are joined by the Telegraph's Ben Coles to discuss the latest from the England camp and ask if it would be a blessing in disguise for Farrell to miss this year's competition, to give the side a chance to learn how to cope without their most influential player.
First up for England is a trip to Murrayfield. Rory tells us why Scotland are once again feeling confident ahead of the clash and that the squad is amongst the strongest Gregor Townsend has picked in charge.
Elsewhere we run through some of the other major squad selections, recap the latest round of European Rugby and discuss the new terrestrial TV deal for the Gallagher Premiership.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:25.0 | Well, we're a week closer to the 222 Six Nations and today we'll be taking a look at some of the major squad selections from the past week. |
| 0:32.4 | England opted to leave George Ford out of their initial 36-man squad, |
| 0:36.4 | but it looks like he might well |
| 0:38.1 | be offered a way back by Eddie Jones because Owen Farrell has suffered another injury setback. |
| 0:43.3 | We'll discuss Ford's return to the setup as well as some of the other major selections |
| 0:47.5 | made by Jones with the Telegraphs Ben Coles. |
| 0:50.8 | Scotland have named a strong squad. |
| 0:53.0 | In fact, it's one of the strongest I can remember |
| 0:55.2 | for the Six Nations. They've got a curtain raiser with England and a 39 man selection includes |
| 1:00.2 | a number of new faces, some of whom have represented England before. Head coach Greta Townsend |
| 1:05.3 | said that they are all in contention to play in the opening fixture and we'll discuss |
| 1:09.1 | the Scots in detail today with my co-host |
| 1:11.4 | Rory Lawson. Elsewhere, we'll get Rory's take on some of the other squad headlines from around |
| 1:15.6 | the Six Nations. We'll be discussing the new deal between Premiership Rugby and ITV, and we will |
| 1:20.4 | round off the final round of pool games in the Champions Cup and discuss the lineups for the quarterfinals |
| 1:25.3 | too. It's been a strange year in the Champions Cup, |
| 1:29.7 | well, and the Challenge Cup as well, |
| 1:31.4 | because the tables, for once, they do lie. |
| 1:33.7 | They really do. |
| 1:34.9 | Normally when you come near the top, |
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