Brian Moore: What does Conor Murray Lions captaincy mean for Owen Farrell?
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
The Telegraph
4.5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The Lions have just touched down in South Africa and their preparations for facing the Springboks are already up in the air.
Joining Brian to unpack a busy weekend surrounding the Lions and more is the former England captain Rob Vickerman.
After only eight minutes of their opening warm up game against Japan tour captain Alun Wyn Jones was forced off with a dislocated shoulder, meaning he will be out for the entirety of the tour. Head coach Warren Gatland has named three time tourist Conor Murray as the new tour captain to the surprise of many, we speak to Murray's former Munster team mate to find out what the Ireland scrum half is like behind the scenes and whether he thinks he has what it takes to lead the Lions.
Elsewhere the entire tour has been thrown into jeopardy after South Africa announced a strict four week lockdown on Sunday night. We discuss the impact the news will have on the squad both on and off the field.
Elsewhere Harlequins followed up their thrilling semi final win over Bristol with an equally sensational victory over Exeter in the Gallagher Premiership. Their scrum coach Adam Jones joins the show to discuss a roller coaster two weeks for the club and where the weekend's win leaves them set heading into next season.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:24.1 | Well, the 2021 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa is under the way after a delay for fueling. |
| 0:33.1 | Warren Gatlin side, well, they're impressed in spells against Japan in their opening warm-up game on Saturday. |
| 0:37.9 | But the big talking point from Murrayfield was the tour-ending injury for Captain Alan Wynne |
| 0:44.0 | Jones, who dislocated his shoulder after just eight minutes. Gatland wasted no time in |
| 0:49.4 | pointing replacement, which was Ireland's Connor Murray, although he's a three-time-tour-tourist. |
| 0:54.3 | Bit of a surprise pick for many, but we'll be discussing what he's like as a player behind |
| 0:58.5 | the scenes with his four moments of teammate James Downey. We'll also assess what his selection |
| 1:03.1 | as captain means for the likes of Owen Farrell, Stuart Hogg and Maroitoggi, who could |
| 1:08.2 | all well have fancied themselves in the role as well. |
| 1:12.4 | Away from the Lions Toy, congratulations to Harlequins, who entertained a crowd of 10,000 at Twickenham. |
| 1:18.8 | They lifted their second premiership title. |
| 1:21.0 | That means they got among the women's and men's this year. |
| 1:24.0 | Louis Leiner late double, he ensured a victory in a game that changed hands a lead five times. |
| 1:30.5 | I was there. |
| 1:31.0 | It was fantastic, even though there were 10,000 people. |
| 1:33.7 | If you watched it, I hope the atmosphere came across on the TV. |
| 1:37.7 | God knows what it would have been like if there'd be 80,000, it would have been wild. |
| 1:41.6 | We'll be speaking to how to swim's trump coach, Adam Jones, about the club's remarkable end to the season |
| 1:46.9 | and how they plan on using this year's success as a springboard for more trophies over the next few seasons. |
| 1:54.1 | I'm going to ask him as well, do you need a new head coach, which I understand is definitely coming. |
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