In the Lions Camp: Andy Farrell goes to extreme length to protect his plans in Portugal, because two Premier League stars are seen

In the luxurious campus training center in Quinta Do Lago on Wednesday, the locals stood up for their padel and tennis competitions and Pilates sessions were shocked about what they thought.

Newcastle left back Lewis Hall, who is already preparing for the preseason with Eddie HoweThe side on the Algarve, it seemed surprising over the increased security while he was on his way to a kickabout.

But this is what happens when the British and Irish lions are in the city. Everything goes up. Lions Lions Body Guards told the entrance next to the unspoilt area and told the rich Portuguese athletes – of whom one arrived in a Porsche 911 – not to take photos or videos of Andy Farrell’s men in the training of Andy Farrell. The lions run a tight ship.

They spend this week in Plush environment, but the last thing head coach Farrell wants is every detail about the preparations for his team for Australia that leaks out.

“This is very Andy,” a senior lion source told Rugby Confidential of the Portugal outing of the team. Farrell knows that the campus has brought its Ireland team to the location on several previous occasions. Now responsible for the lions, he has a 24-man team for the first training camp of the Tour as the opener of next Friday at Argentina in Dublin, looms in Focus.

The Campus store normally only sells tennis, padel and gym equipment. But Lions Merchandise can also be purchased this week. The famous red shirts certainly proven interest. ‘Padel slots are available. Some may come to the golf course if they can, “said Lions coach John Dalziel Vooruit of the team’s social plans.”

There are many competitive golfers in the team. Thursday and Friday will be our two major training days. I’m sure they want to fly in that.

‘There was the transfer of Bill the Lion to young Henry Pollock, which was the first official thing. I am sure the players will find time to have fun. That is really important. ‘

The Portugal team of the Lions selected without the players who have been selected by Farrell from Bath and Leicester while preparing to meet each other in the Gallagher Premiership final.

The Leinsmens that are in Dublin are also absent for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship Title Decider against the Bulls. To ensure that the local population was not postponed too much and that their needs were cared for, the lions have built a customized outdoor gymnastics next to their designated rugby field.

On Wednesday the players went to work in the blistering heat. Quinta Do Lago is a popular destination for Elite Sport teams. Former striker of Manchester United Wayne Rooney was a well -known fan of the location during his glittering career and it is here that the football players of England prepared for their 2014 World Cup campaign under Roy Hodgson.

Earlier on Wednesday, Lions -captain Maro Itoje brought the downy mascot of the team to Pollock, the youngest member of the team at 8 pm. Pollock must keep Bill with him at all times or risk a fine. Dalziel hinted that Pollock did not last long before he lost his new best friend.

Two noticeable attendees in Portugal were Farrell’s son Gabriel, who is seen as a promising player in Ireland, and assistant coach Johnny Sexton’s son Luca. Pollock and his Northhampton, England and Lions countryman Tommy Freeman are quickly in Portugal for the second time.

At the end of May, with their club season and dusted, the couple left the printing valve on their professional rugby career in the Algarve Party Town of Albufeira. In Freeman’s own words, the Northampton players went ‘really hard’ and let their hair down in a short break before they go to Australia.

Beers were the focus, not Blitz defense. This week their Portugal agenda could no longer be different. ‘It is so important to have that break. It was absolutely necessary, “said Pollock. ‘Sometimes things can become too much, so it’s important to get away and let your hair down.

“It is important to remember that you are still 20 and have a good time.” Last year Pollock won this he is now a lion after a stunning breakthrough campaign.

“The last 12 months have probably been accelerated with a rate that I did not expect,” he said. ‘If you had said this time last year, I would be a lion, I would probably have beaten you in the back of the head. It was crazy. I am very focused on the next job and I am better, not what is gone. I am still learning and I am absolutely not the completed article. This is a one -off chance. There are players of world class that I have been looking up to for a long time. I feel very privileged and honored to share a field with them and teach them. ‘

Pollock was 12 when the Lions gave them to New Zealand famous with New Zealand. Itoje, Tadhg Furlong and Elliot Daly were all on that trip and are now Pollock’s Lions teammates. ‘

‘The lions is the highlight. I can’t speak for the boys who have done it, because I haven’t done that yet, but in my opinion this is the best thing you can experience in the sport, “Pollock added.

Trossard and Pardew Dining with Lions Execs

Arsenal star Leandro Trossard and former Premier League -Baas Alan Pardew were remarkable figures in the Algarve Restaurant where Lion Managers dinner on Wednesday evening.

The lions train this week in Quinta Do Lago – a plush part of the Iberian coast where the local residents park their sports cars before they played Padel Tennis – and they were accompanied by the football players at the restaurant Maria’s aan Zee.

Serenadeed by Gala’s freed from Desire and Young Hearts, free by Candi Staton, Trossard, Trossard and the other Boozy partygoers drank their glasses Vino Verde on the roof terrace while the sun underwent their season.

Sarries on the attack with Dai

Saracens have moved to add Welshman Dai Flanagan to their coaching team. Kevin Sorrell leaves the London club this summer this summer and leaves a vacancy for a new attack chief.

Flanagan left the dragons last November and is considered the preferred candidate of Mark McCall to take over from Sorrell. Saracens are also in conversation to bring Owen Farrell back from Racing 92, but the No. 10 is not yet ready to play a full -time coaching role.

McGuigan in conversations about Ealing Move

England Saksen Hooker George McGuigan is in conversation with Ealing. McGuigan left Gloucester in March to sign a short-term injury overal with the Ospreys.

Now the 32-year-old is one of a number of players who are looking for a new club, with trailfinders of championship equipment that show a strong interest in his signature.

Australia prepare yourself for Lions on Travel to the Zoo!

The Wallabies stepped on their promotional campaign for this summer’s Lions tour by keeping their media session in a Sydney animal garden. The will of Joseph Sua’ali’i and Andrew Kellaway conducted their interviews for real lions.

Rugby fans were relieved to see Sua’ali’i during the event after he broke his jaw. “Nobody wants to crash the Ferrari. That is not what someone wants, ‘Kellaway joked, referring to the new Wallaby -Superster Sua’ali’i who said he will be fit to take on the lions.

Worcester Nab Seabroep

The reported deal from Tom Seabroook with Leicester seems to have been a red herring. Rugby Confidential understands the wing, which has been released by Northampton, instead drawn for new living Worcester that will be in the championship next season.