Lions: Farrell Seeks Sweep After Epic Victory Over Australia

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has stated that his team will quickly focus on achieving a series sweep after defeating Australia 29-26 in Melbourne on Saturday. The Lions overcame an 18-point deficit, the largest in their history, to surprise the Wallabies and win the test series with a game to spare. The players’ celebrations were heard during Farrell’s post-match press conference, who stated that, while the group will “enjoy” the victory, they will refocus tomorrow and direct their attention to winning the final test in Sydney.

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“When you see what it means to everyone there, you can hear them, can’t you?”, Farrell said.

Andy Farrell

“These lads have dreamed of being a British and Irish Lion all their lives and to get to the point where we come to the MCG with over 90 thousand people with a dramatic finish like that to win the series is what dreams are made of.” “The plan will remain the same. Win or lose, we trust the plan ahead, so we’ll make sure to enjoy it tonight, that’s for sure. Because we’ve just made a bit of history, so we’re delighted with that.” Captain Maro Itoje agreed that the Lions are eager to make more history with a sweep.

“When we met, I think the first time we met was in London or Dublin… When we met, Big Faz [Farrell] made the call, he wants us to go out here and win,” Itoje said in the press conference. “He wants us to win everything. So don’t get me wrong. Absolutely delighted with today’s result, but we want to do it again next week. “These are one of the moments in your life that you will treasure. Very often in sports you have to move on to the next thing, focus on what’s next, focus on the next challenge. And we will certainly do that after tonight’s celebration.” “But every now and then I think it’s important to savor the moment.”