Lions head coach Andy Farrell, left, and Finn Russell. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
It’s time to hold the head, not just between the white lines but beyond as well. In the end, the Lions might well have won this opening tie. However, Argentina deserved to win, with the better combinations, summed up perfectly by Andy Farrell as he described this Felipe Contepomi-coached squad as “hungrier in the air and on the ground”.
The Pumas are right up there with the best at this point, ranked fourth and four places ahead of the Wallabies. But not until this Lions tour is complete will we get a definitive ruling on that one.