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Andy Farrell bills second Lions Test in Melbourne as ‘biggest game of our lives’

Andy Farrell Lions Test Owen Farrell Farrell Jr Pasifika XV the First Nations Joe McCarthy Marcus Smith First Nations
The British & Irish Lions' head coach, Andy Farrell, faces the media alongside his son Owen after the 24-19 win against the First Nations & Pasifika XV
The British & Irish Lions' head coach, Andy Farrell, faces the media alongside his son Owen after the 24-19 win against the First Nations & Pasifika XV. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty

Andy Farrell has challenged his British & Irish Lions players to rouse themselves for “the biggest game of our lives” in the second Test on Saturday after watching his second‑string team edge past the First Nations & Pasifika XV.

Farrell’s side can clinch a first Lions series win in 12 years with a game to spare but are expected to have to try to do so without the second-row Joe McCarthy, who has not trained fully this week because of a foot injury. In better news, Marcus Smith passed a head injury assessment ensuring he was not automatically ruled out of the second Test.

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