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Russell's craft can cut through Campese criticism as Lions tackle Force

created: June 27, 2025, 6:28 p.m. | updated: June 28, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

He was at it after the Lions loss to Argentina and he's been at it again since. "I don't know why you play [Marcus] Smith at full-back [against the Pumas], [Blair] Kinghorn is a far better player." Campo, to be fair, is an equal opportunities assassin, turning his guns on Joe Schmidt for wanting to play "Joe Schmidt rugby." The Force finished ninth of 11 in Super Rugby this season, the lowest of the four Australian franchises. Farrell tried to talk them up, suggesting that they weren't far away in Super Rugby and that nine losing bonus points tells you that they "don't go away".

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