by Dan Sheehan insists that his British and Irish lions will use their pride in the jersey in order to meet the determination of a western armed forces who aim for a famous victory in Perth.
Lions captain Maro Itoje was shown for the opening game on an Australian floor, so
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Henry Pollock makes his first start for the elite of the British and Irish rugby after he was selected in eighth place, while Finn Russell, the early favorite, who took the player tasks against Wallabies, received his first trip to the tour in Fly-Half.
The Lions know that they are organized by Super -Rugby teams that have written history, but Sheehan, the Ireland skipped in the Six Nations, explains that they will not have a monopoly for passion.
“It is important to know where the attitude of the opposition is and how they approach a game that only comes every 12 years, as is the case for the western armed forces,” said the 26-year-old, who is one of nine players on matchday 23 to give their lionbuks.
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“I am sure that the force is 150 percent of them normally.
“You would have excited this game because you probably have entered this western Force Change room for the first time. It will mean a lot to you.
“But I don’t want you to think that you are hungry than we do. We have to reject our own way of thinking because I will take the jersey together with a few other boys for the first time.”
The force is the second game of a tour that started with a defeat of Argentina in Dublin with a defeat of 28 to 24. While the games will soon become fat and fast, the chances of impressing Lions boss Andy Farrell are limited.
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However, Farrell has warned of the risk of players who want a test place too much.
“This is despair and that is what we don’t want because despair leads to people being distorted as they make themselves,” he said.
There are two survivors from the side that were exposed to the Pumas in Sione Tuipulotu and TadHG Beirne, even though they were converted into the inner and blind side flankers.
The three-time Lions tourist Tadhg Furlong has the opportunity to improve his game fitness with a start at Tighthead Prop after a season that was strongly interrupted by calf injuries.
Tadhg Furlong worked back from the injury to start in Perth (Niall Carson/Pa)
“There was no big moment when they are traveling for six months and try to cramp back. They were all short -term injuries,” said Furlong.
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“It was difficult, because over the weeks we still thought we had a struggle chance to return to Leinster at the end of the season, but it was simply not right. It would have been very risky to add something.
“As desperate as they are to get to the pitch, they also have a situation in which they cannot drive forward.
“In a way, you can live with yourself because you do everything you can to get out of there. If you can’t, you can’t.”
