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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell only picked two Welsh players when he was the British and Irish Lions boss for the 2025 tour with flanker Jac Morgan and scrum-half Tomos Williams travelling to Australia.<\/p>\n
Lake was asked whether the Lions selection indicated the difference between the two sides at the moment.<\/p>\n
“It can’t not, really,” said Lake. “Ultimately over the last 12 months, we haven’t been good enough as a team. <\/p>\n
“The two individuals, Tomos and Jac, are world-class players and fully deserved to be on that tour. <\/p>\n
“We haven’t put enough results together, we haven’t shown the team and the individuals that we can be over the last 12 months. <\/p>\n
“Ireland are a team that have massively grown and are top-class. It shows an obvious gulf at the minute. But on our day, we believe we can beat anyone.”<\/p>\n
Lake says Wales will not be trying to prove Farrell wrong this weekend. <\/p>\n
“I don’t think that’s got anything to do with it as to why we think we can compete against Ireland,” said Lake.<\/p>\n
“Regardless of who’s in the room, or who’s coaching, we believe we’re a good enough team to do a job on them.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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