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Bullish Owen Farrell intent on denying his father an Ireland grand slam

The England captain, Owen Farrell, has made clear his intention to deny his father, Andy, a Six Nations grand slam with Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

The hosts are ranked No 1 in the world and stand on the verge of a fourth clean sweep in their history, having last achieved the feat in 2018.

Few give England hope of denying Ireland at the Aviva Stadium – Steve Borthwick’s side are fourth in the table after losing to Scotland in the opening game and being torn apart by France in record fashion at Twickenham last Saturday. Victories against Italy and Wales came in between.

But Farrell, who returns to the starting XV after the traumatic defeat by Les Bleus, is in bullish mood and ready to halt Dublin’s big party in its tracks.

“We’re looking forward to a big Test match,” said the fly-half. “Ireland are going really well at the minute, they’re going for a grand slam, which is a massive occasion for them. We’re hurting a bit from last week, and looking to take a step forward … Everybody, especially from the outside, is down about where we’re at. But we’ve no doubt we’re better than that.”

Asked if he plans to send a message to his father before the match in light of what he is close to achieving, Farrell said: “We’ll see what happens in the game first, won’t we? They’re top of world rugby at the minute and that normally doesn’t lie. The team’s been doing very well. We’ll play the game first, and we’ll see where we’re at.”

Farrell insisted it is “not weird” to be preparing for a high-pressure, high-stakes international match against a side coached by his father, but admitted it is more difficult for other members of the family.

“Especially my mum [Colleen],” he said. “She says she doesn’t know what she wants to happen. It’s

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