Brian Moore: Can Finn Russell be trusted to start against the Springboks?
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
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🗓️ 5 July 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The British and Irish Lions have touched down in South Africa and got their tour off to a perfect start with a routine win over a disappointing Sigma Lions XV.
Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on the opening tour win is former London Irish winger Topsy Ojo.
Josh Adams was the star of the show, the Wales winger crossed for four tries and has definitely laid down an early marker to be starting in the test series when it rolls around in three weeks time.
Finn Russell also impressed at fly half, the Scotland playmaker was full of his usual tricks but can he be trusted to start at fly half in the test series or is he best used off the bench?
Elsewhere South Africa finally returned to action for the first time since winning the World Cup in 2019. Former Springbok Thinus Delport joins the show to reflect on their win over Georgia and to talk about their latest flying winger Aphelele Fassi who was the star performer on Friday night.
Away from the Lions Tour, Marcus Smith finally made his England debut and impressed the crowd at Twickenham, Topsy was there watching and we discuss if any of the fifteen players on show put their hand up for a late Lions call up.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:25.1 | The British and Irish Lions touched down in South Africa |
| 0:27.5 | and got their tour off to the best possible start with a comfortable win |
| 0:31.1 | over their namesake, the Sigma Lions in Johannesburg. |
| 0:34.9 | The Welsh winger Josh Adams stole the headlines by scoring four tries, |
| 0:38.4 | but there were a number of standout performances for Warren Gatlin's side in what was a much |
| 0:42.6 | changed 15 from the one that defeated Japan at Murrayfield. Elsewhere, the Springboks finally |
| 0:47.6 | returned to action for the first time since beating England in the 2019 World Cup final. They defeated Georgia |
| 0:53.8 | in an empty loftless |
| 0:55.5 | vessel thanks in part to their debutant winger Afflelele Fassi, who was the star performer on |
| 1:01.3 | the night. We'll be chatting to the former Springbok, Teas Delport, about Fassi, the springboks |
| 1:06.3 | and the current state of play in South Africa in a week after the country was placed into a stage |
| 1:11.9 | four lockdown. Away from the Lions 2, there were a number of home nations and a player |
| 1:17.2 | looking to impress during the first round of summer internationals at Twickenham, all eyes were on |
| 1:21.5 | Holoquins fly half, Marcus Smith, who impressed on his England debut. Meanwhile in Dublin, |
| 1:26.6 | a very strong Irish side. |
| 1:28.2 | So of Japan, but it was a close battle. |
| 1:30.7 | As ever, we'll be answering all your questions, |
| 1:32.3 | including the latest on the Lions Tour |
| 1:33.7 | and the plans to increase a number of teams |
| 1:35.8 | in the Gallagher Premiership. |
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