Lions coaches special

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Sara and Ashy are in central London chatting to Lions head coach Andy Farrell and four of his assistant coaches in this bumper pod. Farrell tells us whether he will pick French-based players this summer, how many names are on his shortlist for captain and why a lack of Lions coaching experience won't be a problem for his team. Wiggy reflects on his rise through the coaching game and how his family reacted to the news. We also chat to Ireland scrum specialist John Fogarty who treats us to his best Andy Farrell impression. John Dalziel explains how proud he is to be on the Lions coaching ticket, but is feeling 'huge responsibility' to represent Scotland on the tour. There is no Wales representation among the coaching staff, but will that change between now and the end of June? Plus, Simon Easterby reflects on his stint as interim head coach at Ireland and how the experience will benefit him in Australia.

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0:26.9	Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly.
0:33.0	Welcome to a special rugby union weekly where we've got some heavy stuff to get through.
0:38.2	But first of all, Chris Ashton, I never thought I would be recording a podcast for you in essentially a swimsuit model showroom.
0:48.9	Did you request this room?
0:50.0	I don't know.
0:51.3	It's very strange.
0:52.9	I'm going away soon so I could do it a couple of bits so that I might get.
0:56.0	There's some nice goggles, some swim shorts.
0:59.0	It's not, as I walked into the Canterbury building, anticipated where we'd be sat doing the Popsa.
1:05.7	Yes, we are in the Speedo room, and you can get your swimming costumes from other places.
1:11.7	But we're surrounded at the moment by about a thousand of them and I do have a picture of you in a pair of goggles holding
1:16.7	a massive lion children's goggles yes that's because my head's so small do go on my socials to check
1:21.8	that one out but we are here for a serious reason it is of course lion's assistant coach naming day
1:27.0	Andy Farrell has made his selections.
1:29.7	And actually, I have to ask you, I know you didn't go on a Lions tour, but how has it felt being here today seeing five men ultimately be given their dream job?
1:38.3	Did you say that thinking that that would might upset me or not?
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