George Ford and Owen Farrell lived out their own fly-on-the-wall documentary as England powered to the World Cup Final in France, some 16 years ago.
Going to school in the week, then heading across The Channel at the weekend, not just to watch England — but to go behind the scenes and be right in the backroom.
Defence coach Mike Ford and centre Andy Farrell were able to have their boys in and around the 2007 set-up. And how that has paid off in England’s future.
George Ford and Owen Farrell will start together at 10 and 12 for England for the 41st time in tomorrow’s World Cup clash with Samoa.
Their friendship, and their links to England teams, run so much deeper than that, however.
“I feel very fortunate to have experienced that, obviously with our dads being involved, it inspired us to go on and try to do it ourselves,” said Ford.
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