Lions Test omissions will fuel Leinster's Josh Van der Flier

Andy Farrell, who coached the Lions and now returns to the day job with Ireland, went a different direction Down Under.

Josh van der Flier during Leinster training at Rosemount in UCD, Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Josh van der Flier intends to harness the “frustration” over his absence from Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions Test teams to prove himself and fuel his performances for club and country through the season to come.

The 32-year-old impressed when given the opportunity in the famous red jersey in Australia over the summer but Farrell, who coached the Lions and now returns to the day job with Ireland, went a different direction Down Under.