After losing their opening tour game for the first time since 1971, Friday night's 28-24 loss to Argentina leaves Andy Farrell's side with plenty of areas of improvement before they reach Australia.

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Argentina beat a stuttering British and Irish Lions for the first time ever on Friday with a 28-24 warm-up game victory at the Aviva Stadium that left coach Andy Farrell with plenty to do as his squad get ready to leave for Australia.

DUBLIN (AP) — First, the good news for the British and Irish Lions: They didn’t appear to suffer any tour-ending injuries against Argentina on Friday. The bad news: They lost to Argentina 28-24 in the warmup to their nine-game tour of Australia.