Farrell’s Lions missed out on a whitewash but the head coach has been well liked by his squad and got a lot of bold calls right

I never think you should shy away from shooting for the stars because you might end up on the moon,” Andy Farrell, the British and Irish Lions head coach, had said earlier in the week. “That’s pretty good as well.

Andy Farrell will be top of the Lions hitlist when they start the hunt for the man to coach them in New Zealand in 2029. Farrell, who oversaw the 2-1 series win in Australia, refused to rule out a return to the hot seat after his side’s 22-12 defeat to the Wallabies on Saturday in Sydney.