Owen Farrell won’t be the last star to step away if rugby’s online trolls aren’t tackled

Jonathan Bradley

When Mark McCall speaks of the toll abuse can take on those involved in rugby, we know he has first-hand experience on the topic.

The man who, all the way back in 2006, brought Ulster what is still their most recent piece of silverware resigned from his role as coach of native province less than 18 months later with criticism that stepped beyond the line long believed to have been a factor.