Farrell’s Lions missed out on a whitewash but the head coach has been well liked by his squad and got a lot of bold calls right

The Lions were unbeaten through their first eight matches of the summer and came from behind to clinch the Australia series in the second Test, but fell to a 22-12 defeat in Sydney in their final tour outing.

Leinster had 14 players involved in the Lions tour, Connacht had three of their biggest stars on tour, and Munster captain Beirne played more minutes than anyone during the Lions’ campaign.