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<\/p>\nOwen Farrell has been representing England on the international stage for more than 10 years <\/p>\n
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Owen Farrell has vowed to play on \u201cas long as he can\u201d as the England fly half sets his sights on continuing to drive standards for club and country.<\/p>\n
Farrell remains one of England\u2019s most influential figures and re-established himself as Steve Borthwick\u2019s first-choice fly half during the Rugby World Cup, starring in the quarter-final win over Fiji and almost kicking his side to semi-final victory. <\/p>\n
The Saracens playmaker turned 32 during the tournament but has performed well across the last 12 months and, while a number of his long-time international teammates have retired, appears likely to lead England into the Six Nations.<\/p>\n
Farrell, already England\u2019s leading points scorer, could well become his country\u2019s most-capped male player in the next couple of years \u2013 16 more appearances would take him past the now-retired Ben Youngs.<\/p>\n
And, while stopping short of committing to any specific targets through to the next World Cup in 2027 or the British & Irish Lions tour in 2025, both taking place in Australia, Farrell has suggested he is intent on at least a few more years in an England shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love what I do and I\u2019m passionate about it and I don\u2019t see that slowing down anytime soon,\u201d Farrell said at the Investec Champions Cup launch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. \u201cI absolutely love what I do. You see the way some of the boys have come back from this international period and performed for their clubs, that\u2019s because they\u2019re enjoying being back at the clubs and the challenge that\u2019s in front of them at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re unbelievably lucky and I\u2019m unbelievably lucky to do something that I\u2019m really passionate about. I don\u2019t see that changing any time soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to play as long as I can, if I\u2019m excited about what I am doing. If I\u2019m not, then I won\u2019t do what I want to do anyway \u2013 I won\u2019t play for the teams that I want to play for and I won\u2019t play to the standard that I want to.<\/p>\n
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Owen Farrell captained Saracens to Premiership triumph last season <\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t sit down and set targets, but they are in the back of my head, quietly. I wouldn\u2019t be one to say, \u2018I have written this down, this down and this down\u2019, and that is what I want to achieve, and this is what I am working for every day. But they are there in the background.\u201d<\/p>\n
Farrell is thought to be out of contract at the end of the season, but is expected to remain at Saracens on a marquee agreement.<\/p>\n
He is also a likely recipient of a proposed \u201chybrid contract\u201d that will afford England greater control over a group of 25 key players, with negotiations continuing over deals that will form part of a revamped Professional Game Partnership (PGP).<\/p>\n
The introduction of the contracts will represent a new era for the sport in England, and Farrell\u2019s club and country colleague Jamie George said at the end of the World Cup that he was hopeful that players would have a significant say in negotiations over the future.<\/p>\n
The England captain is a prominent voice for his squad and is certain that he and his teammates will be able to make themselves heard at a time of real flux.<\/p>\n
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Farrell hopes that England\u2019s players can make their voices heard <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like, as a group of players at England now, if we had any concerns we\u2019d voice them,\u201d Farrell explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the players now are not scared of giving their opinion and not scared of saying what they think. This is an interesting time in terms of everything going on.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hope there is a lot of work going on in the background on a lot of things you don\u2019t quite understand as a player. We come back and go straight into playing, we don\u2019t sit there and work out\u00a0how the programme would be best built for us moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m comfortable the players are clued up enough and interested enough to make sure that they\u2019re involved every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n