Former England captain Owen Farrell says he does not understand the social media "poison" that often surrounds top level sport and that contributed to him walking away from international rugby after the 2023 World Cup.

Owen Farrell talks about the passion he provokes in the rugby public as he prepares to lead the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday.

Owen Farrell insisted he is now in a better place to deal with the “poison” that is directed at him after he was named Lions captain for the first time.