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British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell says it will be a “bit different” watching the Six Nations run this year instead of leading the Ireland team.
The 49-year-old Englishman has guided Ireland to back-to-back Six Nations titles but is taking a sabbatical from coaching the Lions in this summer’s tour of Australia.
“I’ll be intrigued watching from the sidelines – it will be a bit different for me, watching the Six Nations from the sidelines,” Farrell told RTE.
“Not only that, (there are) the big games in Europe, the URC and the Premiership etc.
Simon Easterby took over from Farrell as interim head coach as Ireland bid for a third Third Nations triumph.
Farrell succeeds Warren Gatland as Lions head coach after serving as assistant for the 2013 and 2017 series.
He will line up the Lions for 10 games, including an opening Test against Argentina in Dublin and finish with a three-Test series against Australia in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Farrell added that he is solely focused on selecting the right team for the Lions.
“It’s always a head coach’s job – everyone always asks about the tough decisions that have to be made, but it’s my job to do what needs to be done by the team.
“And the team I’ll be coaching in the summer is the British and Irish Lions.”
