15 h. ago British and Irish Lions tour 2025: Results, fixtures, schedule and latest squad changes in Australia

Andy Farrell’s side record hat-trick of wins against Super Rugby opponents as Wallabies Test series edges closer

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25 h. ago Rassie Erasmus makes shock Wales spying accusation as he tells Warren Gatland 'stop now'

The former Wales coach has once again spoken about accusations of spying by the Springboks during the 2021 Lions tour

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45 h. ago NSW Waratahs v British & Irish Lions: rugby union tour match – as it happened

An unconvincing performance from the tourists delivered a win in Sydney v NSW WaratahsHannah Sumby has a query: “Van der Merwe covering forwards position from the bench seems a bit odd?”It’s a 5-3 bench now, so he’s not covering forwards. It appears he was just chucked Cummings’s shirt to put on as the changes were so late. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago NSW Waratahs v British & Irish Lions: rugby union tour match – live

Updates from this 11am BST kick-off in SydneyEmail Lee | Sign up for The Breakdown newsletterYour views are always welcome and today is no exception so send them to me on the Email. I may even tolerate Owen Faz chat, but don’t bank on it.Rotation once more as the fixtures pile up quickly for Andy Farrell and the Lions, made more tricky by Henry Pollock withdrawing with a tight calf late on. Apparently it’s ‘precautionary’. Tadhg Beirne will have the honour of captaining from six, Scott Cummings now starts in the second row and Duhan van der Merwe comes onto the bench. Hugo Keenan has his first start of the tour at fullback along with Blair Kinghorn on the wing, while Fin Smith returns at stand-off. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Waratahs vs Lions LIVE: Latest score and rugby updates as Australia tour continues

Andy Farrell’s side looking for hat-trick of emphatic wins over Super Rugby opposition as Australia Tests edge closer

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3 d. ago Bridge of Allan rugby star makes perfect start in Lions shirt for Aussie tour

Finn Russell has been busy orchestrating the famous select side as they took on a pair of domestic sides in Australia.

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4 d. ago Owen Farrell called up by Lions after fractured arm ends Elliot Daly’s tour

Farrell, 33, will arrive in Australia on FridayDaly suffered the injury during win over Queensland RedsAndy Farrell has called up his son Owen to join the British & Irish Lions squad in Australia as a replacement for Elliot Daly, who has been ruled out of the tour with a broken forearm. Farrell Jr, consequently, will feature on his fourth Lions expedition at the age of 33 and is due to join the squad on Friday.With 112 caps for England and six Lions Test appearances, Farrell unquestionably has big-game experience a relentless competitive edge. He has endured an injury-plagued Top 14 season at Racing 92, however, and has not played international rugby since the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions: rugby union tour match – live

Updates from the 11am BST / 8pm AET game in BrisbaneEmail Daniel | And you can sign up for the BreakdownOur man on the ground, Rob Kitson, has been busy down under. While you sit at your desk and pretend to do some work, why not take a glance at a couple of cracking yarns. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Blair Kinghorn gives Lions skipper Maro Itoje a rude awakening

Kinghorn has now arrived in Australia for the British and Irish Lions tour after winning the French Top 14 title with Toulouse

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7 d. ago Lions star OUT of Australia tour after being injured while scoring with replacement named

British and Irish Lion scrum-half Tomos Williams has seen his tour ended by a hamstring injury that he picked up while scoring at the weekend, with Scotland's Ben White in to replace him

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7 d. ago Tomos Williams ruled out of Lions tour as replacement called up

The Welsh scrum-half suffered the cruel blow after scoring the second of his two tries against Western Force in Perth on Saturday

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7 d. ago Tomos Williams forced out of Lions tour due to hamstring issue

Jac Morgan is the only Welsh player remaining in Andy Farrell’s squad.

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7 d. ago Joe McCarthy enjoying friendship with ‘good fella’ Henry Pollock

The Irishman has struck up a bond with his fellow forward on the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia.

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7 d. ago Australian rugby’s incendiary attitude towards nationality needs extinguishing | Robert Kitson

Wallabies’ great pleasure in focusing on where a Lions player was born is an inflammatory device masked as banterSo there we were in the bowels of Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday night. The post-game media mixed zone is not always the natural home of relaxed, honest repartee, but Sione Tuipulotu is a friendly guy and the British & Irish Lions had just won their opening tour game in Australia. It was a chance for a couple of ritual enquiries and a spot of gentle breeze-shooting.It was good to see Tuipulotu smiling aside from anything else. He’d missed the entire Six Nations through injury, initially putting his tour participation in doubt. It must have been a particularly tough period given he was Scotland’s captain back in the autumn and also grew up in Melbourne. To say he fancied going on this trip would be an understatement. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago British Lions win first tour game on Australian soil but potential injury crisis brews

WESTERN FORCE 7-54 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: Tomos Williams suffered a hamstring injury at Optus Stadium to leave coach Andy Farrell sweating on his scrum-half options

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8 d. ago Lions vs Western Force LIVE: 2025 tour result, latest updates and reaction after first tour win

Andy Farrell’s side face their first test Down Under after Argentina defeat

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8 d. ago Ian McLauchlan dressing room tribute ahead of Lions' tour opener in Australia

Scotland prop remembered in Australia

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8 d. ago Lions vs Western Force LIVE: 2025 tour match stream, latest score and updates

Andy Farrell’s side face their first test Down Under after Argentina defeat

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9 d. ago Lions vs Western Force LIVE: 2025 tour match stream, latest score and rugby updates

Andy Farrell’s side face their first test Down Under after Argentina defeat

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9 d. ago Lions captain Dan Sheehan's sports star girlfriend and his family's rugby careers

Dan Sheehan has been named British and Irish Lions captain for their opening Tour game in Australia this weekend - and he will be supported by his girlfriend, Katherine Egan

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