"Why does he link fingers?" - Fans are only just realising what Owen Farrell's celebration means

This distinctive gesture, where he curves his two index fingers and interlocks them, forms the symbol 'JJ'—a representation of Joining Jack. Joining Jack is a charitable organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an incurable muscle-wasting disorder.

The charity derives its name from Jack Johnson, the son of Andy Johnson, a former professional rugby league player who played alongside Owen's father at Wigan Warriors from 1994 to 1999.

In an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on England Rugby's Reddit channel, Farrell revealed that Johnson was one of his childhood idols.

Discussing the significance of the gesture in a 2017 interview with the Daily Express, Farrell explained, "It's called the Joining Jack salute.

"Many rugby league players have embraced it. Andy Johnson has played for several rugby league clubs and has a strong bond with the league community. The symbol has gained tremendous popularity."

Andy's son, Jack, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in 2011, just a few months before his fourth birthday.

In response to this devastating news, the Joining Jack charity was established in 2012 to support Jack and others affected by the condition.

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Former England lock Attwood has opened up on the latest RugbyPass Offload about his ongoing rivalry with Owen Farrell.

He revealed: "On the pitch, I struggle a lot with Owen Farrell. We just don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things,

“He hates me with a passion. Despite my earthy roots, he thinks I am a posh c***. He hates that. I bagged rugby league once jovially. I was saying it to take the piss kind of thing, ‘a bloody sport for the peasants’. He f**kin’ hated it."

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He made 157 appearances in Blue, Black and White over an eight-year period during his first spell at Bath before returning in 2022

His debut came against Newcastle Falcons at the beginning of the 2011/12 season after arriving from Gloucester, scoring four tries in his first campaign

The lock quickly established himself as a key player in the Bath pack and excelled at international level too, with 22 of his 24 England caps coming whilst at the Re

The former England international has also played for Bristol (twice), Gloucester and Toulon during his established career

The Scotland back-rower was the instigator in some tunnel argy-bargy when the players returned to the changing rooms after the warm-up back in 2018 with Farrell at the centre.

Footage of the incident shows all hell breaking loose when Farrell barged his way past a number of Scotland players to confront Wilson, who had been attempting to get inside the head of George Ford.

Wilson later revealed he was banned from Twickenham following the incident.

“I remember that game, I was actually injured and after tunnel-gate, after everything that happened in the tunnel against England, I’d lined up a corporate gig at Twickenham,” he recalled to Rugby Pass in November.

“Had it all lined up, a little bit of cash, all excited, only to get a message back saying the RFU have banned you from Twickenham Stadium after everything that happened the year before.

The pair have what we can only describe as a love-hate relationship. As legendary as the 'best mates' videos were during the 2016 tour of Australia, Farrell certainly didn't seem to be enjoying it.

Farrell and De Klerk ended up at arm’s length from each other in 2018 during their summer tour just before the 20-minute mark and the rest of the two sides quickly joined in.

The pair have since clashes on multiple occasions, including during the World Cup final a year later. Klerk is clearly someone who gets under the England skippers skin and their appears to be little love lost between the pair.

Speaking about the pair, Tom Curry said they are 'very different characters'.