Britain Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park - 16/3/17 England's Owen Farrell during training Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - England playmaker Owen Farrell is a world class player and among the contenders to captain the British and Irish Lions on this year's tour of New Zealand, coach Warren Gatland said on Monday.
Farrell, who plays at flyhalf for Saracens and inside centre for England, Wales flanker Sam Warburton and England captain Dylan Hartley were all in the mix to lead the Lions, Gatland told Sky Sports News in an interview.
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