Goode: I’d make Farrell captain of both England and the Lions

By GARY FITZGERALD

Friendly rivals: Dylan Hartley and Owen Farrell

Choice: Andy Goode

EDDIE Jones may have missed a trick by not giving Owen Farrell the chance to celebrate his 50th cap with the honour of leading England into battle with Italy.
That’s according to former Test fly-half Andy Goode, who claims Dylan Hartley should have been demoted to the bench and Farrell’s Saracens’ teammate Jamie George thrown into the front row at Twickenham today.
Head coach Jones chose to ignore the temptation of giving Hartley a supporting role against the Six Nations’ weak...

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