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With the club season at an end, focus now switches fully to the 🦁 and their tour of 🇦🇺. Andy Farrell's men face 🇦🇷 in opening game on Friday. Marcus Smith is a strong contender to start in Dublin. Another plug for exclusive interview with Smith: dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…

My #WorldofRugby column for ⁦Mail Sport⁩ … 🪄Trust in fun Finn the magician. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pepper adds to 7s heaven. 🏉 Visibility over branding. 🌹 Farrell’s next rose role. 🦁 Empty seats solution in Aus. 🏟️ Bath glory era needs new Rec. dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…

Owen Farrell goal-kicking at StoneX Stadium, near a mountain of trophies set up to mark his official unveiling back at Saracens and a No 8 shirt. Positional change pending…?!!

Lions XV v Argentina featuring… 11 Duhan van der Merwe 12 Bundee Aki 13 Sione Tuipulotu 14 Tommy Freeman 💥💥💥💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Verdict for ⁦Mail Sport⁩ on Andy Farrell’s first Lions selection… dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…

Off to Perth. Lions tour No 6 for Mail. Looking forward to visiting six cities in next six weeks and hopefully there will be plenty of decent rugby to report on, as well as all the noise and colour when the Red Army of 40,000 assembles Down Under. Always a treat to go to 🇦🇺.

Will Stuart opens up on spooking his sleeping Lions team-mates, becoming a viral sensation and why he was glad to escape Bath's Premiership party trib.al/8fjssns

Great to be back in Perth where the Swan river provides a scenic backdrop for a (vital) morning run. Western Force v Lions at Optus Stadium here on Saturday. 🇦🇺

My #WorldofRugby column - Lions tour preview. Another survival mission has begun. Push past the headline and read the full piece, to understand the point being made, about the continuing battle to preserve a cherished touring tradition. 🦁🇦🇺 dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…

Lions fans gathering in considerable start-of-tour numbers here in Perth. Noticeably prominent Gloucester Rugby 🍒 presence…

Game day here in Perth. Western Force v Lions at Optus Stadium - yet another impressive, modern venue in Australia. City centre and nearby bars full of fans in red shirts.

Farewell to Perth. Great spot - clean and green and sunny. Many thanks to Pan Pacific hotel for classy hospitality as ever. On to Brisbane…

Rugby fever in France (Toulouse, in this instance). Awesome…

Sad to see Tomos Williams ruled out of the Lions tour with a hamstring injury. What a season he had for Gloucester and he deserved to be right in the mix for a Test role. Now, that leaves just one player from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿- Jac Morgan…

In position at Suncorp Stadium ready for Queensland Reds v Lions. Less than two hours to kick-off. Sensational and atmospheric stadium - one of the best rugby venues in Australia - but it’s fair to say the pitch has seen better days…

Not the best first half for the Lions… Scrum struggled. ❌ Re-start problems (again). ❌ Defensive lapses. ❌ Breakdown trouble. ❌ Hit-and-miss handling. ❌ Farrell won’t be happy. 🤯 But… Russell and Morgan very good.

Verdict for ⁦Mail Sport⁩ on how Jac Morgan flew the flag for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in big win over Reds and what it means in the tussle for the most competitive place in the 🦁 squad. Sign up (for the bargain sale price of 99p/month) and read on… dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…

Lions player ratings by ⁦Nik Simon⁩ for ⁦Mail Sport⁩ from 52-12 win over Reds… dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…