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Andy Farrell has endorsed Rory Best as a contender to captain the British and Irish Lions next summer.Ireland assistant Farrell is expected to be named as Lions defence coach when boss Warren Gatland confirms his back room staff on December 7.And former England coach Farrell has hailed Ireland skipper Best as among the nucleus of stars who can be under serious consideration to lead the Lions three-Test tour to New Zealand.Best will win his 100th Ireland cap in Saturdays autumn Test clash with Australia in Dublin, amid firm backing over his Lions credentials from Farrell.Theres no doubt that hes a contender when hes doing as good a job as he is for his national team and his national team is doing pretty well, said Farrell, of Bests potential candidacy as Lions captain.Hes a big part of that so he has to be right up there doesnt he?Wales flanker Sam Warburton and England hooker Dylan Hartley have so far been the bookies front-runners to assume the Lions captaincy next summer.But since assuming Irelands armband Best has led Ireland to a first-ever victory over the Springboks on South African soil in June, and also a maiden win over New Zealand this autumn.Ulsters evergreen hooker Best has been roundly hailed as producing the finest rugby of his career, despite hitting 34 years of age. And Farrell insisted the gritty farmers son has the cool demeanour that marks out the sharpest leaders.Farrells backing certainly carries weight given the former dual-code international is all-but inked in as part of Gatlands Lions coaching staff.As a player given the ups and downs of international rugby, when youve got 100 caps youve certainly been through a hell of a lot, said Farrell. Your experience of how you deal not just with your own game and the players around you for the feel of the game in the white-hot heat of the moment is priceless.Thats what Ive been super impressed with: not only is Rory laying his body on the line but his decision-making and his calmness under pressure in the big games that weve been in, certainly since Ive been here in the last six months, has been fantastic to watch.Thats proper leadership, thats what that is, so anyone who has that skill or that trait has to be up there.Adidas Nmd Womens Clearance . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Cheap Adidas Nmd Xr1 . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. 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Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists.Canberra coach Ricky Stuart is unlikely to rest any of his players in Sundays crunch NRL clash against the Wests Tigers after giving his team a three-day break earlier this week.Stuart caused a stir following last weeks win over Manly - the teams ninth in a row - after admitting he would consider sitting players out in preparation for the upcoming finals series.However the coaching staff have since lightened the players training load right off over the first part of this week, with their first field session coming on Thursday.Its a good break from the last game we had. He did gave us a couple of days off so we can freshen up for todays session, centre Joey Leilua told reporters on Thursday.I think its our longest break this year. Its good for us to freshen up our legs for this game coming up and coming into the finals as well.Skipper Jarrod Croker said the squad should be well recovered following their break.Well get a short, sharp session in today and have tomorrow to travel. We want to build momentum. The boys should be nice and fresh from the couple of days we have off, he said.I dont think anyone would be putting their hand up to hhave a rest, put it that way.dddddddddddd I know I wont be.Ive played a couple of games at Leichhardt on Sunday afternoon, sun shining and a full house, theyre the games you want to play in, he said.The third-placed Raiders will be keen observers of the Melbourne-Cronulla match on Saturday, with a Sharks loss opening the door for Canberra to steal second spot and a home final.However a Sharks win would leave the Raiders simply playing for momentum against a Tigers side relying on Gold Coast losing against North Queensland to keep their finals hopes alive.Were in a position where it doesnt really affect us as much as it does a couple of other sides. Its not the be-all and end-all, Croker said.Regardless of where we play next week, were going to be firing and ready to go. We just want to go out there and win on Sunday and keep the momentum going.Five-eighth Blake Austin has begun rehab on his hand after a successful surgery last week, while prop Junior Paulo is on track for a return in week one of the finals. ' ' '