England need to channel the frustrations they feel over the treatment of Owen Farrell when they face Ireland, says Courtney Lawes.to overturn his red card against Wales."We can certainly tap into it a bit because it's a big game," vice-captain Lawes said.
"This is an interesting adversity because it's an individual player and we're not in the World Cup yet, so we can't peak too early," he added. "You've got to be careful of that - checks and balances and all that kind of stuff. But we can certainly tap into it." Ireland head coach Andy Farrell called the controversy over son Owen's current disciplinary process awith the appeal causing a disruption to England's preparation this week.
Farrell's Ireland won the Grand Slam this year and reached number one in the World Rugby rankings - a feat they also achieved before the 2019 World Cup.