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Andy Farrell bills second Lions Test in Melbourne as ‘biggest game of our lives’

Lions coach happy with display in final midweek win Owen 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 on Saturday but are expected to have to try and 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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