Owen Farrell is nearing a New Year return from injury, primed to drag Racing 92 out of a mid-winter crisis and reignite his prospects of earning a call-up for the Lions tour.
The 33-year-old former England captain and Test centurion has endured a disrupted first season in France, since his summer relocation from Saracens, and last month he had surgery on a nagging groin problem.
Both the marquee recruit and his struggling club have been frustrated by the setback, but Farrell’s rehab is progressing well.
Speaking to Mail Sport, Racing head coach Stuart Lancaster said: ‘It was a groin injury which required a surgical procedure and he’s making a very good recovery. He’s running well now. Hopefully, he will return to training early in the new year, and be available for selection not long after that.’
Farrell didn’t make the trip to Salford for his club’s Champions Cup encounter with Sale on December 13, as the visitors…
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