ANDY FARRELL has given an update regarding his son Owen’s involvement on the 2025 Tour.
The former England captain, 33, replaced Elliot Daly, who broke his arm in Wednesday’s 52-12 win over the Reds in Brisbane.
It took many by surprises as Owen has not played for England since the 2023 World Cup, and has just signed for old club Saracens again after a disastrous season in France with Racing 92.
And Owen was spotted on the sidelines during the British and Irish Lions win over the NSW Waratahs on Saturday.
Andy Farrell’s side delivered a disjointed performance but still came away with a victory over the Sydney outfit on Saturday morning, despite a huge amount of handling errors.
And Ireland boss Andy admitted his son won’t be rushed into action after a long-haul flight from the UK earlier this week.
The Lions head coach says jet-lag precautions will be in place before admitting it’s unlikely his son will be available for selection for the Lions’ mid-week clash against ACT Brumbies.
The playmaker only arrived in Australia on Friday evening and is still adjusting to the travel.
Andy said: “He slept last night so hopefully the jet lag is not too bad,”
“Probably not [be in the squad against the Brumbies]. I don’t know, with jet lag etc…you’ve got to go through protocols.
“That normally takes a few more days than that I would have thought.”
Despite the lack of fluency in their win over the Waratahs, Farrell was somewhat content that the result in Sydney.
Looking ahead to the Lions clash against the Brumbies in Canberra, the coach welcomed the forecast of wet weather.
He added: “It looks like there could be a bit of rain so that’s good for us, we need to play in that as well.
“But we also know that they’re top side in the Australian division, and we also know what happened as far as the Lions is concerned in 2013, so we know it’s a big day on Wednesday for us all.”
Kick-off is at 11am IST on Wednesday morning.
