Farrell is number 10 - official!

As you can probably tell from my last post, I'm a bit concerned about this, but Farrell will play 10 against South Africa. He's got balls, but to be thrown in for your first international game at fly-half in a huge game is a big ask and I'm sure he's feeling more nerves than he's letting on.

As for his goal-kicking - I feel confident that he'll slot the penalties just outside the 22 and fairly central, unlike France's Screla. But his excellent record in rugby league doesn't include taking penalties from tight angles and great length, as tends to happen in rugby union. In a game where the absolute best England can hope for is a win by the odd point, Farrell has to feel more than a little pressure. On the other hand, he has a huge chance to become an England hero. Fingers crossed!