Quick Tap: Owen Farrell IS BACK!

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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🗓️ 28 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Graham Simmons and 2013 & 2017 Lion Jonathan Davies discuss Owen Farrell’s monumental return to the British and Irish Lions, making him the 5th player EVER to partake in 4 tours. "Simmo" and "Foxy" sink their teeth into Andy Farrell's freshly picked Lions XV poised to face the NSW Waratahs, as well as the Lions crushing 12-52 victory over the Reds. Is Owen match ready? Is Andy Farrell playing games with Joe Schmidt with a 6-2 bench? Can we see a first Test team emerging? With Tadhg Beirne at the helm and Blair Kinghorn joining the fray, don't miss this crucial breakdown as the 2025 Lions era heats up! "Simmo" worked for 25 years as Sky Sports' rugby union reporter, working on 5 Lions Tours. He also spent a decade broadcasting on their golf coverage from Ryder Cups and US Opens to USPGAs. GBR's Lions Coverage is sponsored by Continental Tyres #Rugby #Podcast 🛞 00:00 - Strap in with Continental Tyres 🫡 01:06 - Commiserations Elliot Daly 🦁 02:23 - Owen Farrell Is A Lion For THE 4TH TIME 🗞️ 07:17 - Managing The Press 🌳 09:06 - Lions XV Team Squad V NSW Waratahs... AKA The Shrubs 🤔 12:03 - Who Will Start The First Test? 🔍 19:50 - Reviewing The Reds Game: Is Farrell Toying With Schmidt? 📦 22:03 - The Total Package, Delivered By DHL 💥 25:46 - Will The Bench Dictate All? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Owen Farrell is on his way to Australia to join up with the British and Irish Lions.
0:04.6	Just another quiet day on tour.
0:06.9	Welcome to the quick tap on the good, the bad and the rugby with me, Graham Simmons.
0:10.4	Join today, I've got three for the price of one.
0:12.1	I've got Alliance winner from 2013.
0:14.8	I've got the Lions Player of the Series from 2017.
0:18.0	And even more notable than that, we've got one of the leading lights of the
0:21.3	Claremont-Overn lunchtime rummy club from 2015 loser picks up the bill, shaves his head,
0:28.2	leaves town. It is of course Jonathan Fox Davis. Foxy, how are you?
0:32.3	Very well, thank you. How are you doing? Yeah, not so bad. How's the rummy these days?
0:35.9	Never draw, never wait on an inside straight.
0:37.9	That's why mum was used to say.
0:38.9	No, rummy's not too bad, but missing those away trips to get the practice in.
0:43.5	That's the key.
0:44.7	That's what it is.
0:45.3	It's different in France.
0:46.2	We're also, as ever in the company,, you can trust Continental Tires for exceptional safety performance and grip. As ever, if you're joining us on YouTube,
0:59.1	hit the like button, share any thoughts or comments, and don't forget notification bell for
1:03.1	the good bad rugby channel. Look, only one topic of conversation, I guess, to start off with
1:08.4	here, but, Foxy, before we get Owen Farrell, I just want to chuck a bouquet at the luckless
1:14.2	Elliot Daly, I think.
1:15.7	The injury yesterday against the Reds did not look good confirmation that he is out of the
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