{"id":293289,"date":"2023-10-29T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293289"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:00:55","slug":"england-captain-owen-farrell-shows-true-colours-after-more-rugby-world-cup-boos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-league\/england-captain-owen-farrell-shows-true-colours-after-more-rugby-world-cup-boos\/","title":{"rendered":"England captain Owen Farrell shows true colours after more Rugby World Cup boos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Owen Farrell showed his true colours by producing a classy response when the England captain was asked about being booed at the Rugby World Cup. The fly-half had been subjected to jeers previously in the tournament and once again was jeered by those in France before, during and after the third-place play-off victory over Argentina.<\/p>\n

Continuous whistles and taunts were heard at the Stade de France, beginning before the match as the bronze medal lineups were announced over the tannoy and almost every player\u2019s name was booed. The players were in the dressing room at the time, but that did not prevent a hostile atmosphere from forming in Paris.<\/p>\n

Farrell\u2019s first few kicks of the game were met with boos and whistles, while his kick at goal was drowned out by the sound of \u2018La Marseille\u2019 as the French supporters in attendance defied messages of \u201crespect the kicker\u201d on the stadium screens.<\/p>\n

Farrell is no stranger to antagonistic fans and had the opportunity to chastise those jeering him on Friday night, but instead he insisted that it was \u201cno problem\u201d. Having featured in multiple versions of the England vs France rivalry, the skipper knew what he was going to be in store for.<\/p>\n

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When asked after the match if he was surprised at the chorus of boos, Farrell responded: \u201cNo, I am not surprised. It is usually like that here. When you play here in the Six Nations they don\u2019t normally cheer you when you are having a shot at goal. It\u2019s different here to England when a kicker is taking a shot. It\u2019s just different, that\u2019s all it is. That\u2019s no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some supporters may have expected Farrell to take a parting shot at his detractors on his way out of France, but the 32-year-old instead took the high road and acted in exemplary fashion as England captain.<\/p>\n