Lions coach happy with display in final midweek winOwen Farrell captained side and played full 80 minutes Andy Farrell has challenged his British & Irish Lions players to rouse themselves for “the biggest game of our lives” in Saturday’s second Test after watching his second-string side edge past the First Nations & Pasifika XV.Farrell’s side can clinch a first Lions series win in 12 years with a game to spare but are expected to have to try to do so without the second-row Joe McCarthy, who has not trained fully this week due to a foot injury. In better news, Marcus Smith passed a head injury assessment ensuring he was not automatically ruled out of the second Test. Continue reading...
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