Andy Farrell leaves British & Irish Lions door open for son Owen
Henry Pollock was picked for the British & Irish Lions after only 32 minutes of Test rugby by Andy Farrell, who has also left the door open for his son, Owen, to join the squad.
Farrell, the Lions head coach, revealed a 38-man squad on Thursday for the tour to Australia in front of 2,000 fans at the O2 arena in London, with England's Maro Itoje confirmed as his captain.
Farrell finalised his squad in a seven-hour selection meeting alongside his assistant coaches in Canning Town, east London, on Wednesday. It is made up of 15 Irishmen, 13 Englishmen, eight Scots and only two Welsh players — Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams — their lowest quota since the Second World War.
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