'A free shot in Test match rugby?' - Farrell dismisses Gatland’s free hit suggestion 

Farrell served as an assistant coach to Gatland on two British & Irish Lions tours in 2013 and 2017 and also toured with the New Zealander on Ian McGeechan’s coaching ticket in 2009.

TIME TO DELIVER: Head Coach Andy Farrell and Jonathan Sexton. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Andy Farrell has dismissed Warren Gatland’s suggestion that Wales will have a free hit against Ireland when the two sides clash in their 2023 Guinness Six Nations opener at Principality Stadium on Saturday.

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