Owen Farrell to join the Sky Sports for Lions series as the experts revealed

Owen Farrell will join Sky Sports as an expert for the British and Irish Lions series this summer in a new surprise role for the former rugby captain in England.

Farrell missed the selection after fighting for form and fitness in his first season at Racing 92, although head coach Andy Farrell, his father, suggested that a late call could be a possibility.

The 33 -year -old man agreed to join the Sky analyst group before the 10 -game tour route, the main partner of the Lions again despite a wider withdrawal from Rugby Union.

Dan Biggar and Conor Murray, recently retired, join the former accessory of England Kyle Sinckler, now from Toulon, and Farrell as tourists in 2021 now assuming new roles.

Ronan O’Gara, Will Greenwood, Kyle Sinckler, John Barclay and Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman will also be part of the team, while the captain of the 2017 tour Sam Warburton will have a key analysis role in the studio usually used for the lighthouse Monday evening football program.

The bosses of the SIR Ian McGeechan and Warren Gatland will also provide an overview.

“A lions tour is the ultimate in the career of any player, so being part of it with Sky Sports is incredibly exciting,” said Biggar. “Being in the field, feeling the atmosphere and sharing this passion with fans, combined with high level analysis of Sky, allows us to give life to the game in a insight but always accessible to all those who look at home.”

Farrell’s new functions are accompanied by negotiations that continue for a return to the Saracens next season. It is believed that he expressed the desire to leave race 92 after a single season in Paris who saw the head coach Stuart Lancaster leave and the team failed to make the first 14 qualifiers.

While sometimes Taciturn in his media relations, the 33 -year -old has long been considered one of the most intelligent spirits in rugby and has been to become a leading coach in the future.

Sky will show live coverage of each Lions summer’s summer match, starting with the meeting with Argentina in Dublin on Friday June 20. The three tests against the Wallabies will be held in Brisbane (July 19), Melbourne (July 26) and Sydney (August 2).