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Head coach Andy Farrell

THIS time next year Andy Farrell will know if he got his selection matrix right for the 2025 Lions series against Australia, because it will either be a triumphal return for the head coach – or the Wallabies springing one of the biggest upsets in sport.
The variables at the moment are unending, mainly because the Autumn internationals and 2025 Six Nations, which will have the biggest be...