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Published 10:53 11 Jul 2021 BST
Updated 10:55 11 Jul 2021 BST
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"The lads that have had a letter - the group of 50, who I'm not fully aware of - and I'm sure they'd be next cabs off the rank. "If I was the likes of Josh and even Caelan Doris, coming back fit now and having a couple of games under his belt, I'd certainly be looking after myself. "Look, these guys, whether it is in off- or pre-season, whatever it is, they've always got to stay in shape."[caption id="attachment_231939" align="aligncenter" width="2000"]
Ronan Kelleher dives over to score his fourth try for Ireland against the USA. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
Farrell himself may yet travel to South Africa to link up with the Lions and provide an extra coaching hand on deck for the Test Series with the Springboks.
On Saturday night, at least, he was not in a position to confirm any such brief. "I think I've mentioned this many times," he commented, "that I'd be their number one fan, watching from home."
Earlier in the day, the Lions squad added a 38th player as Harlequins and England outhalf Marcus Smith was called up. Smith is set to feature in one of the next two warm-up games after Finn Russell aggravated an Achilles injury.
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