What is the best measure of success for a British & Irish Lions tour? The three men with a seat at the top table during Andy Farrell’s inaugural press conference on Thursday had their own answer. For Farrell, it is all about the score in the Test series. The rest, the warm‑up Test, the tour games, are all just part of the preparation.
“It is about being successful,” he said over and over again. The rest of it, which he described as the “brand of rugby” and “all those bits”, are someone else’s business. Farrell is in it for the winning, same as he has been ever since he made his rugby league debut for Wigan in 1991.
