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Rugby World Cup: Jason Robinson defends team-mate Andy Farrell
Oct 4 2007 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post
JASON ROBINSON’S attacking brilliance will return to aid England’s World Cup challenge but first he delivered a stirring defence of his big pal Andy Farrell.
Both have been named in the starting line-up for England’s quarter-final encounter against Australia at the Stade Velodrome. But Robinson was angry at the criticism Farrell, his former Wigan rugby league and Great Britain team-mate, has received at a World Cup in which England’s back-line has struggled to make an impact.
Robinson said: “One of the hardest things for him (Farrell) at the moment is just taking all the knives out of his back.”
But Robinson insisted: “He’s looking forward to the game. He has great experience and is a valuable member of our team. So, no, he won’t be fazed.”
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