Mark McCall would not be drawn on “speculation” over the future of Owen Farrell, who is reported to be the subject of a lucrative offer by Racing 92 in Paris. “It’s just not fair on anyone to talk about something that is speculation,” Saracens’ director of rugby said. “Until there’s something to talk about, we’re not going to talk about it.”
Neither, though, did he rule out the move to the French club. Indeed, he spoke of the journey Farrell et al had been on at Saracens over the past decade. “I remember presenting to the board in 2015,” he said, “and we had Ernst Joubert and a gang of people who were leaving the club that year. We looked at this new generation who were going to come through and hopefully grab hold of the club. And they did. And that’s eight years ago. They’ve had a hell of a journey, and we’ve had a hell of a journey, but I think that journey’s coming towards an end. There’s a new adventure next year on the horizon.”
