Andy Farrell linked with next job hours after famous Ireland victory over England

Andy Farrell has just led Ireland to a famous victory over England in the Six Nations, as his side won 42-21 on Saturday.

However, before he could even take a moment to take in any congratulatory comments about how his game plan worked perfectly, the rumour mill about his future had already restarted.

Farrell is still under contract with Ireland until the end of the 2027 World Cup, but there has been much speculation about whether he would continue in this role after the competition or whether he would bid farewell to Ireland.

Several top managers have been linked to his job, including Paul O’Connell, Ronan O’Gara and Simon Easterby; however, there have not been many rumours linking him to his next role.

Members of the Ireland backroom staff, including, from left, forwards coach Paul O'Connell, IRFU performance director David Humphreys, assistant coach Jonathan Sexton, head coach Andy Farrell, assistant coach Simon Easterby (Getty Images)

On the odd occasion he has been linked to a sensational return to the England setup, with the head coach role of his country being mentioned, but there has never been any confirmation that this will be the case.

Midi Olympique has now seemingly linked him to a spectacular return to the Gallagher Prem with his former club, Saracens.

Saracens recently announced that long-serving boss Mark McCall was standing down as director of rugby and he would be replaced by Brendan Venter, but this appears to be a short-term operation if these reports about the future of Farrell are to be believed.

Owen Farrell of the British & Irish Lions looks at Andy Farrell, the British & Irish Lions head coach (Getty Images)

Should this turn out to be true, then he would be reunited with Owen, who is currently operating as a player-coach at the English side, and so he may be teaming up with his dad in a similar way to how Johnny Sexton has done with Ireland.

It truly would be a sensational return to the club where he spent the end of his playing career and the beginning of his coaching profession, as he spent three years as a player there before retiring in April 2009 to join their coaching staff as a skills coach.