Owen Farrell went to St. Georges School in Harpenden, which was also attended by his England teammates George Ford and Maro Itoje. Farrell began playing rugby league in his hometown at the age of eight for Wigan St Patricks. When his father Andy signed for Saracens in 2005, his family moved to Harpenden in Hertfordshire, where Owen at the age of 13 or 14 was introduced to rugby union for the first time.