Farrell vs. Farrell, family matters in the Six Nations

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Owen Farrell did not like that his father, Andy, gave his children an Ireland shirt.

The gesture of the thoughtful grandfather with the grandchildren actually hid a

and summarizes one of the rivalries of a very open

that begins this weekend.

Owen, 31 years old, is the captain of England, a fifteen with doubts and a new coach.

Andy, his father, 47 years old, is the Ireland coach, chosen the best in the world in his position in 2022.

It is understandable that the Englishman

arrives at the great tournament of myths and legends without wanting to joke.

With 101 international matches of experience, days ago he was forced to attend a tackling course to reduce a sanction that, otherwise, would have prevented him from playing this Saturday's match against Scotland.

Owen guarantees an efficient conduction of the attack and many points on sticks.

He also loves to

;

the problem is that he doesn't always do it in the right place or at the right time.

Sometimes

to close his arms and limits himself to hitting, something punishable by the regulations, especially if he reaches the opponent's neck or head.

This is how he was hunted -again- just before a bitter debate began in the United Kingdom about the advisability of limiting the height of the tackles.

In rugby he is increasingly concerned about the safety of the players and in London he is concerned about the possibility that an expulsion or suspension of Owen in a sport scrutinized by cameras will harm the national team.

Apart from his directs with the clavicle, Owen has always been very reliable even if he is not enthusiastic.

And due to his competitive nature, the new England coach

has returned the captaincy to him.

He hasn't returned him to the starting middle position, however, so he will continue to escort the more creative

.

England, current runner-up in the world, requires changes but will not risk revolutions.

You need results now, which allows you to predict a game based on the striker and the ball carriers.

Such

renews the interest of a Six Nations that seemed doomed to become a preparatory date for the World Cup in September.

With the tournament, the sporting joy of each winter, the pilgrimages through the pubs return, the hymns shouted with the vein in the neck swollen, the passionate debates.

This year another team is added.

Netflix cameras accompany each squad to reveal in a subsequent series what happens when the locker room door closes.

All this does not hide the fact that the great event of the oval year begins in September and in it the countries of the south overwhelmingly dominate.

, Owen's father and Ireland coach,

has signed up to challenge his hegemony .

The

beat the

in New Zealand in a three-game series in the summer and defeated defending world champions South Africa in November.

If he wins the Six Nations, he will jump into the select

of contenders for planetary primacy.

Ireland arrives with expectations through the roof.

In 2022, he collected the awards for best coach and best player, the

.

All of that puts another kind of pressure: you can afford a slip up but not a disaster.

It has a very well armed squad, based on a dominating attack in the static phases, to which Andy Farrell has added the brilliant offenses of the three quarters.

It also has the return, after his umpteenth injury, of the opening medium

.

Nobody chooses better when to kick or when and how to open the ball to those behind.

But add 37 bruised years.

Every blow he receives will be a headache for the entire team and

, Owen-he's in for a few.

Ireland debut visiting Wales in a cheated match.

Like England, the locals will leave very motivated by the change in the bench.

After the bad results of last year - with defeats against Italy and Georgia - the second stage of

begins , who has resorted to the first commandment of the fix-it-all coach's

: put the veterans.

In front, the captain and hooker

(36 years old) and the second line

(37 years old).

He goes back in time, trienniums and chevrons until the body lasts.

Before winning than renewing.

The supremacy of France in 2022

gives him a margin of error in his trips to Ireland and England.

Even with some notable casualties, he presents an already well-oiled team, with a solid defense and an eye on

World Cup.

Marshal

will command his attack , a scrum half accustomed to the highest demands in the Top 14, the European Heineken Cup and the national team.

The risk is that the absence due to injury of his two usual substitutes forces the key man to squeeze himself.

Scotland's trajectory will depend on their feelings this Saturday, when they visit England.

The ensemble comes across as uneven as its opening medium,

.

If they finally acquire consistency and discipline, they can surprise the circumstances of others.

If not, they'll give their fans another dull year, and that's too many.

Contrary to usual, Italy invites the illusion after their victory in the last minute of their last game in the last Six Nations.

The

presents himself as the biggest threat to a very fast team at the back... if he gets good balls up front.

Although his coach promises a dynamic game, the real challenge will be competing until the end of each match.

This Sunday, bad start, receives France.

Owen Farrell's troubled England

has been given a chance by

He starts against the three most affordable rivals before hosting France and visiting Ireland on Super Saturday March 18.

That day we await, at the end of the match that will close the tournament, the greeting between Andy and Owen, father and son.

Each one with his shirt for the good of the family.

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