Owen Farrell
Personal life
Personal life
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He married his longtime girlfriend Georgie in July 2018\. They have two sons born in March 2019 and March 2021\.

Despite his success, Farrell feels uncomfortable being the centre of attention. Former England head coach [Stuart Lancaster](/wiki/Stuart_Lancaster_%28rugby_union%29 "Stuart Lancaster (rugby union)") described Farrell as "more introverted than extroverted."

On being described as "the Wigan foghorn" by team mate Danny Care in 2014, Farrell told *The Guardian*: “Good. Communicating and being loud is a big part of my game. I've never been shy about doing that. But you need to make sure you back it up with knowledge and performance. When I was a bit younger I made too much of trying to stick up for myself. But I don't need to prove that I'm not soft or too young any more. It's now about trying to play as well as I can for my team.”

Contrasting with his highly competitive, dominating presence on pitch, Farrell is highly protective of his private life, maintaining what has been described as "a dull public persona".

Farrell studied for a degree in management and leadership. The subject of his 12,000 word dissertation was reflective learning.

Farrell celebrates every point he scores by linking his [index fingers](/wiki/Index_finger "Index finger") together to make a 'JJ' sign, the Joining Jack salute, Joining Jack, a charity dedicated to the needs of sufferers of [Duchenne muscular dystrophy](/wiki/Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy "Duchenne muscular dystrophy"). Farrell is also a patron of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy charity Duchenne UK.


How does Farrell balance his competitive nature with being introverted?