British & Irish Lions are crying out for an injection of authority and aggression - but the answer might be right under their noses, writes NIK SIMON
Owen Farrell stood on the sideline in fits of laughter, sharing a joke with Bundee Aki. The Englishman has barely had time to iron the creases out of his new tracksuit yet it already feels like his stock is rising.
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