Andy Farrell sends powerful rallying cry to Lions before 'biggest game of our lives'

Andy Farrell told his Lions to prepare for the greatest match of their lives in Saturday's second Test in Melbourne. The head coach watched his side hang on to beat a First Nations & Pasifika XV 24-19 at the Marvel Stadium before turning his attention to a potential series win this weekend over Australia.

The tourists were made to sweat by the scratch side and look to have lost wing Darcy Graham to a knee injury for the rest of the trip.

Darcy will be assessed by medics on Wednesday but was unlikely to play in the game anyway which Farrell has started revving his entire squad up for.

He said: "If you can't get up for what's coming, we're all in the wrong place. To me, this is the biggest game of our lives, every one of us that's part of our squad so we'll make sure that we address the week like that."

Farrell is still sweating on the fitness of another wing Mack Hansen who has a foot injury ahead of naming his line-up on Thursday.

Scotland's Graham was in tears, when his first appearance of the tour, after arriving late, ended after just 16 minutes after he scored the Lions second try.

Farrell added: "He is devastated but to become a Lion and score a try as well, he should be unbelievably proud of himself."

Marcus Smith came off the bench but only lasted six minutes before getting a bang on the head but Farrell reported he passed his dressing room HIA.

And he had some scathing words for his side who went 14-0 up before trying to play like the Harlem Globetrotters and letting the hosts back into the game.

"We started to play the game like an exhibition match," he said. "But I am pretty pleased with how we addressed that."