Owen Farrell to defer majority of wages to help keep Saracens solvent

England captain set to defer £300,000 of his paySaracens say salaries will be repaid over 18-month periodThe England captain, Owen Farrell, is set to defer almost £300,000 in wages as part of drastic measures adopted by Saracens owing to the coronavirus crisis. Fellow England players such as Maro Itoje and the Vunipola brothers are set to be similarly affected as the disgraced Premiership champions fight to stay afloat amid the pandemic.Saracens have asked all players earning more than £75,000 to defer wages until the start of next season - currently scheduled for September - and for Farrell t…