Rugby-Owen Farrell to captain Lions in final tour match


Rugby Union - British & Irish Lions v Argentina - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - June 20, 2025 Owen Farrell before the match REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

BRISBANE (Reuters) -British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has named his son Owen to captain the team to face a First Nations & Pasifika XV in Melbourne on Tuesday, the last of the six tour matches they will play in Australia.

Farrell junior was called up as an injury replacement early in the tour and will skipper the side from inside centre at Dockland's Stadium in his 20th match for the Lions.

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