{"id":298879,"date":"2023-12-10T00:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T00:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298879"},"modified":"2023-12-10T00:25:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T00:25:14","slug":"bulls-27-16-saracens-owen-farrell-booed-in-bulls-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/bulls-27-16-saracens-owen-farrell-booed-in-bulls-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls 27-16 Saracens: Owen Farrell booed in Bulls charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Bulls 27-16 Saracens: Owen Farrell booed in Bulls charge in balmy Pretoria&#8230; with Billy Vunipola seeing red<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Farrell has been booed by fans for a number of month including at World Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has recently taken a break from international rugby to prioritise well-being<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s Billy Vunipola was sent off in the second half for a reckless high tackle\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Owen Farrell met a hostile reception as the crowd booed his every kick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Farrell, who returned to Saracens after his decision to take a break from international rugby, was one of his side\u2019s better players, despite being booed when he kicked and cheered when he missed both conversions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But against a Bulls side who revelled in the conditions \u2014 a balmy 24 degrees after a thunderstorm cooled the air before kick-off \u2014 the London side struggled in their opening Champions Cup game, losing both Maro Itoje and Alex Goode to yellow cards in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ironically it was the loss of Billy Vunipola to a red card in the second half that seemed to galvanise them, after the England No8 was given his marching orders for a reckless high tackle that seemed to make marginal contact with Cameron Hanekom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By that time Saracens should have been on the rack, but the Bulls had three tries disallowed by the TMO and led 20-6 at the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The key try came when Kurt &#8211; Lee Arendse tore open the defence after a poor clearance from Farrell to put his World Cup team-mate Canan Moodie away for a try. Bulls coach Jake White apologised for the consistent booing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/22\/78777919-0-image-m-143_1702160189962.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Owen Farrell was booed by Bulls fans with his misses cheered during Saracens&#8217;s 27-16 defeat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/23\/78777997-12845999-Billy_Vunipola_was_sent_off_for_a_reckless_high_tackle_on_Camero-a-76_1702165261551.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Billy Vunipola was sent off for a reckless high tackle on Camerom Hanekom but the dismissal seemed to galvanise his side<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12845999\/Owen-Farrell-booed-international-break-Bulls-Saracens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulls 27-16 Saracens: Owen Farrell booed in Bulls charge in balmy Pretoria&#8230; 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