Donal Lenihan: Canberra test is a shadow Test for Farrell and Lions
On the evidence presented to date, there’s plenty of fine-tuning required in both camps before either side can approach the key opening test with a real degree of confidence.
FULL FOCUS: Bundee Aki completes a training run during the Lions Captain’s Run at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra. Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
IF Andy Farrell needed an early dose of reality on the vagaries surrounding a Lions tour then the opening game against Argentina in Dublin could not have been more transparent for his players, management and support team, a party numbering a staggering 91 people.
To think I was quizzed from within for bringing a management group of 12 for the 2001 tour to Australia. Suffice to say, in only the second tour to the home of the Wallabies since that riveting series 24 years ago, the demands of the professional game have ratcheted up appreciably.
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