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By the numbers: Looking at Andy Farrell’s path to Lions head coach
By PA
Andy Farrell has been confirmed as British and Irish Lions head coach for the Australia tour in 2025.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the numbers behind Ireland boss Farrell’s career as a player and coach.
48 – Farrell’s age.
8 – the number of caps Farrell won for England in rugby union.
370 – the number of appearances Farrell made for rugby league club Wigan.
2 – the number of previous Lions tours (2013 and 2017) Farrell went on as part of the coaching team.
3135 – the number of points Farrell scored for Wigan.
3 – the number of times Ireland have beaten New Zealand with Farrell as head coach.
17 – Farrell’s age when he became the youngest player to appear in a rugby league Challenge Cup final.
21 – Farrell’s age when he became the youngest player to captain Great Britain in 1996.
4 – the number of Six Nations titles, Grand Slams and Triple Crowns Ireland have won since Farrell became head coach.
1 – Ireland became the world-ranked number one team under Farrell’s direction in 2022.
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I thought you meant in europe. Because all of the reasons theyre different I wouldn't correlate that to mean for europe, as in french broadcasters pay two or three times as much as the UK or SA broadcasters do, like they do for their league.
With France, it's not just about viewers, they are also paying much more. So no doubt there will be a hit (to the amount the French teams receive for only playing a fraction of it) but they may not care too much as long as the big clubs, the top 8 for example, enter the meaty end, and it wouldn't have the same value to them as the top14 contract/compensation does. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the 3 separate networks broadcast deals only went to the clubs in their regions as well (that's how SR ended up (unbalanced) I believe).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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