Farrell backed his Lionhearts to repay faith

LIONS boss Andy Farrell reckoned Tom Curry proved the doubters wrong and him right after his standout performance in the 27-19 Test win over the Wallabies.

- By Adam Hathaway

Farrell was criticised for picking the England flanker, who has been slightly off the pace on this tour, ahead of Wales’ Jac Morgan.

But Farrell always knew Curry, a Lion in South Africa in 2021, would deliver and the Sale man did in spades, giving a turbocharged performance.

Tadhg Beirne, another marginal inclusion over Ollie Chessum, also lived up to the head coach’s faith.

Farrell reckons it was never in doubt his selections would be justified.

He said:

“For those who know him and know Tom's character, that was always going to happen.

“We said during the week about big game players and Tom massively fits into that bracket.