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According to Lions bosses, Andy Farrell has positioned himself well in 2029 to take over the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand.
After being defeated 22-12 by the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday, Farrell guided the Lions to a 2-1 series victory over Australia.
When the Lions’ next head coach is chosen, according to chief executive Ben Calveley, the Lions will consider Farrell’s proven track record when selecting their next series opener against the All Blacks in four years.
According to Calveley, “He’s put himself in a really good position.”
“You would always take someone’s track record into account, and you can’t beat him, especially when you consider that Andy has two previous Lions tours as part of the coaching ticket [in 2013 and 2017 as an assistant].”
However, we’ll conduct a thorough and robust process and see how it goes.
When Farrell was questioned about the possibility of retaking control in 2029, he said he had a strong affinity for the idea.
Following the series, he declared, “I love everything the Lions is about and I have thoroughly enjoyed the last eight weeks.”
“Four years is a long time between drinks,”
After taking a sabbatical from the post to lead the Lions, the Englishman is expected to return to his post as head coach of Ireland for their autumn Test matches.
Possible tour revamp – Calveley
Calveley claims that there are no plans to leave Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as traditional tourist destinations.
He acknowledged that the Lions could face foreign competition before the Test series, which would have bolstered the tour matches, which were largely underwhelming in Australia.
At this time, “We are not looking to make any changes] to Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand,” Caveley said.
Through the various stages of the tour, in my opinion, can we establish new relationships with foreign nations.
“We look at it in three ways: the pre-tour piece, the Argentina game in Dublin, the tour matches, and the Test matches themselves,” he said.
In that pre-tour piece, we could continue to play against intriguing new foes.
You might be able to do some of that on tour, so you might want to take a Japan or Fiji for some of those non-Test matches. The Test series is then left alone.
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Source: BBC
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