Farrell, who has been Ireland’s head coach since 2019, will begin his new role as Lions manager in December of this year and is still yet to confirm his background staff to work with for the 2025 tour in Australia.
Andy Farrell has since said it is a “tremendous honour & privilege. To be chosen is pretty magical, It definitely is”. “It’s beyond words to be honest. Having already been on a couple of tours, already gives me the feel of what it’s about”.
The former Irish head coach was blessed with the title as the World Rugby’s Coach of the year 2023, having already been on two previous Lion’s tours, overseeing the defensive side of the team in the trips to Australia back in 2013 and the trip to New Zealand 4 years later