Tommy Bowe: Owen Farrell leadership is crucial for The Lions

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🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

It's been an eventful week for both the British and Irish Lions and their hosts the Springboks.

Alongside Brian to unpack the ongoing Covid crisis in South Africa is the former Ireland and Lions winger Tommy Bowe.

The Lions have scored 50+ points in their first three games on tour but next up is a much sterner test against South Africa 'A' which is essentially a Springbok test side in disguise after Rassie Erasmus picked a number of World Cup winners for the clash.

Former Springbok Robbi Kempson joins us from South Africa to look ahead to the unofficial '4th test' and to provide an update on the Covid situation in the country.

It's been a month to remember for Marcus Smith, the Quins star was called up to the Lions squad fresh off the back of winning the Gallagher Premiership and making his England debut. We chat to his club coach Nick Evans about his rise and where he will fit in Warren Gatland's squad.

And Alun Wyn Jones could make a sensational comeback according to Gatland, we discuss whether he could feature in the tests and if he will retain the captaincy.

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0:00.0	The Telegraph Podcasts.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to Brian Mose fault contact with the Telegraph.
0:23.5	Well, it has been an eventful week for both the British and Irish Lions
0:27.2	and the Springboks who have had their preparations for the up-and-coming test series
0:31.3	severely affected by COVID.
0:33.5	The Lions still might as to play two games, but five members of their touring party
0:37.0	are in self-isolation after an outbreak of the virus.
0:40.5	And, well, as for the Springboks, their preparations for the test have just gone all over the place.
0:45.7	Their second warm-up game against Georgia was cancelled due to the COVID outbreak, and Captain Saye Colosi is in doubt for the first test after testing positive.
1:01.0	They're now more than 20 cases, actually 26 I think, 14 of which are players I believe in their camp. And well, you know, who knows what they're going to do when they've played just one game since winning the World Cup in 2019.
1:08.0	The former Springbok and Southern King's director of rugby Robin Kempson will join us
1:12.2	shortly to discuss the state of the Springbok squad and also to chat about a very, very strong
1:18.1	looking South Africa, in quotes, brackets, in quotes, A team who will take the lines on on Wednesday.
1:24.7	Elsewhere, Warren Gatland has called up England fly half Marcus Smith.
1:28.4	It's covered for Finn Russell, who looks likely to miss the remainder of the tour.
1:33.1	It caps an incredible month for the Quinn's fly half, who won the Premiership and made his
1:37.5	England debut. One of his mentors at Tarla Queens is the former New Zealand fly half, Nick Evans,
1:42.9	a good mate of mine, and he'll join us to discuss
1:45.2	the rise and rise of Marcus Smith. And as ever we'll have the latest on the rest of the Lions
1:50.4	Tour, including, which would be a properly miraculous, a potential return for the former captain,
1:57.0	Alan Wing-Jones, and a call-up for an Island hooker. Delighted you to say, alongside me making his full contact debut,
2:02.9	is the former Ireland and Lions Winger Tommy.
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