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Favourites British and Irish Lions seek cohesion ahead of 9-game Australian tour
Gulf Today
|June 24, 2025
British and Irish Lions assistant coach Simon Easterby urged his players on Monday to get on the 'same page' in an effort to build cohesion ahead of a highly-anticipated nine-game tour in Australia.
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The Lions are strong favourites in the three-match Test series against the Wallabies, starting in Brisbane on July 19.
But they arrived in Perth under pressure after a 28-24 defeat at the hands of Argentina in a lacklustre send-off last Friday in Dublin.
The Lions' lack of familiarity was evident in an error-strewn performance marked by sloppy handling and vulnerability in the air.
Head coach Andy Farrell was scathing of his side in the aftermath and put the team on notice.
The Lions will start their first Australian tour since 2013 against a Nic White-led Western Force on Saturday, in front of more than 40,000 fans at Optus Stadium.
There will be four more matches ahead of the series-opening Test.
The Lions, who landed in Perth on Sunday, spent their first day on tour "stretching the legs" and reviewing what went wrong against the polished Pumas.
This story is from the June 24, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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