Overview

• The Lions lost their opening match against Argentina 28-24 in Dublin, marking their first opening tour defeat since 1971.
• Head coach Andy Farrell condemned the high error count and said his team lacked hunger after the match.
• The forward pack dominated the scrum under Ellis Genge and Finlay Bealham but struggled in the lineout throughout the game.
• Argentina fly-half Tomás Albornoz was named man of the match after scoring 18 points.
• The squad departs for Australia on Saturday to begin a nine-match tour, with Finn Russell set to return in Perth next weekend.