Tom Curry: Lions players need to take 'personal responsibility' for performances

Lions head coach Andy Farrell told players there was to be "no moping about, no sulking" following the defeat to Argentina. 

Tom Curry admitted he was “pissed off” over the missed opportunity against the Pumas on Friday. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Like a frustrated parent feeling let down by their errant offspring, Andy Farrell came over all disappointed dad following a clunky British & Irish Lions defeat to a far more fluid Argentina at Aviva Stadium.

But what about the kids? The head coach did not pull any punches in his withering analysis of the 2025 squad’s opening performance on Friday night, highlighting the Pumas’ edge in terms of fight at the contact area, decrying a lack of respect for the ball in attack and bemoaning a misfiring line-out.