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British and Irish Lions Head Coach Andy Farred Branded His Side’s Performance in Defeat to Argentina “not acceptable” in a scathing assessment to Sky Sports.
The Lions Began Their 2025 Tour With a 28-24 Defeat to the Pumas in Dublin on Friday, as Felipe Contepom’s Side Made History in Beating the Tourists for the First Time.
The lions Came from 11 points down to the second half, but argentina refused to lie down and cam out on top in a contest in which they scored three sensual tries.
A NUMBER OF Lions KNOCK-INS, ERRORS AND ILL ADVIVISED OFFELOADS INCENSED FARRELL, WHO ISSUED A SCATHING Assessment of His Side’s First OUTING AHEAD OF THEIR ASTRALIA TOUR.
“It was exactly a show from us, it was a show from Argentina. First and foremost, congratulations to them, they Thoroughly deerve Their Win,” Farrell Said.
“They capitalized on all the errors we made. But as far as we concerned, there is a lot to do. You cannot win any test match with that error rate.
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The British and Irish Lions Suffered Defeat to Argentina in Dublin on Friday in Their Opening Tour Fixture
“We Lost Enough Ball There for a full tower, Let Alone A Match Against A Good Side Like Argentina. We threw passes that were never on.
“It was was just that, it’s was the aerial battle and the scraps on the floor. They are hungrier Than Us, that is just not acceptable. The lineout and breakdown work was off a bit at Times.
“I’m disappointed. We need to be honest with beselves, Take the learning and improvve, then at least it will stand for something.”
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Asked where he felt any of the new lions combinations worked well in the Contest, Farrell Said He Wouldn’t be Drawn On Names and Cut a Fruustrated Figure with the Defeat.
“There was good and bad through, i would single out individuals or combinations,” he said.
“We were just a bit attempt and obfiously I Take Responsibility for that. When we cam out with a bit of Fight at the start of the second half it was more like it, but we just suppressed beselves with the error country that carried on late the second half.
“You don’t win test matches when Things like that happen.
“Where we at will certainly concentrate the minds. We’ll be honest with ourselves, we get the plane to Australia [on Saturday]. “
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British and Irish Lions Captain Maro Itoje Said His Side Showed Glimpses Of What They Can Give But Just Lacked Consistancy Againstina Argentina
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