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15th May 2017
11:07am BST

'So good has he become, so instrumental to Saracens’ play from the pivotal No. 10 spot, that I think Warren Gatland should now play him at fly-half in New Zealand.'McGeechan had Gatland on his coaching staff for the Lions Tour in 2009 and still has the Kiwi's ear. While Gatland is very much his own man, McGeechan swaying towards the Farrell camp may be an indication of where this selection will fall. There was one moment in Saracens' Champions Cup final victory over Clermont Auvergne that did not help Farrell's case. He was unceremoniously bounced by Clermont flanker Peceli Yato in the lead-up to Nick Abendanon's second half try. https://twitter.com/Jay_farrell86/status/863443476712747008
While he had an otherwise excellent game, the fend-off will have greatly interested the New Zealanders.
The first chance either Sexton or Farrell may get to stake a claim for that 10 jersey will be against the New Zealand Barbarians on June 3 but, with Saracens and Leinster both hoping to be in league finals on May 27, it may actually be Dan Biggar or Stuart Hogg [like in 2013] asked to start there for the warm-up.
The real tussle, one suspects, will take place away from the general public - on the training paddock. We'd pay the admission for just that.Explore more on these topics: