
The final chance for any British and Irish Lions hopefuls to impress Andy Farrell and his staff has passed with the head coach preparing to name his squad on 8 May.
Together with a collaborative group of assistant coaches, of which former Ireland fly half Johnny Sexton is an eye-catching member, Farrell will set about narrowing down his options to come up with a touring party expected to number about 37 or 38 to travel to Australia.