Simon Easterby did a great job filling in but the boss’s Lions sabbatical came at a delicate time in their evolution
Lions head coach Andy Farrell watches the Leinster Schools Junior Cup semi-final match between Blackrock College and St Vincent’s Castleknock College at Energia Park. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile
It’s hard to imagine anyone has had a stranger Six Nations than Andy Farrell. Everything we know about the erstwhile Ireland coach suggests that he’d have found the experience of watching the team he’s built from afar deeply uncomfortable. You can only imagine how he felt in the Aviva Stadium stands last weekend as he watched them get over-powered by France.
Today, if he wants to watch Ireland play against…