England turn to Farrell in act of desperation

It is not strictly accurate to suggest that Andy Farrell, the outstanding British rugby league player of his generation, is a complete stranger to the outside-half position in the union code, but the quick 20 minutes he spent there in a Saracens second-string fixture does not obviously qualify him to run the show for England against South Africa in St-Denis ? the most important match the world champions have played since lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy in Sydney four years ago. All of which suggests the Springboks will struggle to believe their own eyes when they take the field tomorrow night.