The win over the Brumbies marked Chessum’s first back-row begin for the Lions. He got here off the bench and into the second row in opposition to the Western Power and began at lock in opposition to Queensland Reds.
He additionally completed the match in Canberra within the second row, swapping in after Henry Pollock changed Joe McCarthy simply earlier than the hour.
Head coach Andy Farrell has emphasised the significance of gamers’ versatility to make sure his facet can adapt tactically and canopy accidents throughout the sport.
The Lions have additionally prioritised having a line-out jumper within the again row on latest excursions with Courtney Lawes beginning all three Exams in South Africa in 2021 and Peter O’Mahony captaining the facet within the first Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand 4 years earlier.
Some observers have pegged the fixtures in opposition to the Brumbies – the strongest Australian province on this yr’s Tremendous Rugby competitors – as a dry run for Farrell’s Take a look at line-up.
Nevertheless, Chessum says that with one other warm-up sport to return in opposition to an invitational Australia and New Zealand XV in Adelaide on Saturday – and the hectic schedule main into the primary Take a look at on 19 July – he’s taking every single day because it comes.
“I do not know what to anticipate!” he stated of the sequence opener in Brisbane.
“These previous two weeks has been an absolute blur. You play a sport, you’re on a flight, we land within the subsequent metropolis, we now have a captains’ run after which we’re enjoying once more.
“It has been actually gratifying however, so far as what’s to return subsequent weekend, as a squad we’ll see the place we need to take the sport.
“That’s one factor that has been actually good – it has been participant led and hopefully we will have our enter on what we’re going to do subsequent week.”
