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England Star Freeman Reveals Mental Struggles After Brutal Lions Tour

Freeman played 34 matches in 2025, including six Lions appearances, and faced mental fatigue and anxiety despite physical fitness, with club and country managing his recovery carefully.

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Wing has seen himself trialled in midfield during Six Nations campaign

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England's Freeman 'struggled' after Lions tour

England centre Tommy Freeman has revealed that an intervention from his Northampton coaches helped him through a slump following the British and Irish Lions tour.

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England centre Tommy Freeman ‘struggled without realising it’ after Lions tour

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson and head coach Sam Vesty spotted that Freeman’s “mental state wasn’t in the best spot”.

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England star Freeman reveals mental struggles after brutal Lions tour

Wing has seen himself trialled in midfield during Six Nations campaign

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Freeman hails Saints bosses as he opens up on mental toll of Lions tour

Tommy Freeman has praised Saints bosses Phil Dowson and Sam Vesty for how they helped him to get over the mental effects of coming off his first British & Irish Lions tour.

·Kettering, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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