“I’d pick Owen Farrell,” Johnny Sexton told Alex Lowe of The Times last October while promoting his book. The question asked was a simple one,  who would he select to be the fly-half for the Lions to face the Wallabies? His answer was clear. “Who do you want in there when the going gets tough? Test-match animals. I know who the media would want. Finn Russell, Marcus Smith, the flashy…” When Andy Farrell announced his replacement of the injured Elliot Daly this week, the rugby world erupted. The reaction was immediate and divided. A dad selecting his son for one…

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