Lions tour 'no excuse' for loss of form - Furlong
Ireland tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong feels it is "much of an excuse" for players to use last summer's the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia as a reason for any dip in form.
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"It puts extra strain on your body and some of the lads play eight games on those tours, but does it have a hangover? I'm not sure."
— Tadhg Furlong , Athlete
"There are players missing through injury or retirement and it changes the feel of the group."
— Tadhg Furlong , Athlete
Key People
Ellis Genge is an English rugby player and team-mate of Tadhg Furlong on the British and Irish Lions.
Steve Borthwick is the head coach of the England national rugby team.
Tadhg Furlong is an Irish tight-head prop playing for the national rugby team.
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Ireland tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong feels it is "much of an excuse" for players to use last summer's the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia as a reason for any dip in form.
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