42 h. ago Farrell backs Pollock to prove ‘point of difference’ for Lions in striking selection

Squad’s youngest member starts against Western ForceDan Sheehan to captain Lions on SaturdayThere is a distinctly emerald tinge to the British & Irish Lions teamsheet for this weekend’s opening tour fixture in Australia. More than half the starting XV, three of the bench reserves, the newly minted captain, Dan Sheehan, and the head coach, Andy Farrell, reside in Ireland but perhaps the latter’s most striking selection is the squad’s uncut English diamond at No 8.Henry Pollock is only 20 but the young back-rower has been handed the glittering prize of a lifetime against Western Force on Saturday. Go well and Farrell may well include him in his Test match plans next month. Should the Northampton forward endure a problematic night, conversely, it may precipitate an abrupt managerial U-turn. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Henry Pollock tipped to fly high on the biggest stage by Lions boss Andy Farrell

The swaggering Northampton back row is the squad’s youngest player.

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51 h. ago Henry Pollock given golden Lions opportunity with Western Force start at No 8

The youngest player in the Lions squad appeared off the bench against Argentina but will now start against the Force, in the unfamiliar position of No 8

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52 h. ago British and Irish Lions team: Henry Pollock starts with Dan Sheehan captain against Western Force

Andy Farrell makes 13 changes from Argentina defeat for opening match of Australia tour in Perth

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52 h. ago Debutant Dan Sheehan will lead Lions in first tour fixture against Western Force

Irish hooker joins eight other first-timers in matchday 23Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan left out with injuriesEight Ireland players have been selected in the British & Irish Lions starting XV to face Western Force in the first fixture of the squad’s Australia tour on Saturday. The Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan will lead out the team on his Lions debut with eight more first-time Lions featuring in the matchday 23 and 20-year-old Henry Pollock handed a start at number eight.Sheehan will be among those making his Lions debut alongside his club-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier. The bench contains another four newcomers in the shape of England’s Ollie Chessum and Will Stuart, Scotland’s Huw Jones and Ireland’s Andrew Porter. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Sheehan will lead Lions with Pollock handed start at No8 against Western Force

Irish hooker joins eight other debutants in matchday 23Northampton’s Pollock to add back-row dynamismEight Ireland players have been selected in the British & Irish Lions starting XV to face Western Force in the first fixture of the squad’s Australia tour on Saturday. The Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan will lead out the team on his Lions debut with eight more first-time Lions featuring in the matchday 23 and 20-year-old Henry Pollock handed a start at number eight.Sheehan will be among those making his Lions debut alongside his club-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier. The bench contains another four newcomers in the shape of England’s Ollie Chessum and Will Stuart, Scotland’s Huw Jones and Ireland’s Andrew Porter. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Henry Pollock to make first British and Irish Lions start against Western Force

The 20-year-old rising star won made his debut off the bench in Friday’s 28-24 defeat by Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.

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53 h. ago British Lions team: New captain picked with wonderkid to start first match in Australia

The British and Irish Lions will be led by captain Dan Sheehan for their first match in Australia with Henry Pollock and Finn Russell starting against the Western Force

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53 h. ago Andy Farrell rips up Lions team as Tomos Williams and Henry Pollock to start vs Western Force

Andy Farrell has decided to ring the changes for the first game Down Under

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3 d. ago Jose Mourinho made Jadon Sancho feelings very clear as new Man Utd exit route emerges

Jadon Sancho has little chance of a future at Manchester United beyond this summer but the winger could potentially be handed a fresh start in Turkey by former Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho

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7 d. ago St Mirren handed opening day trip to champions Celtic amid tough start

The SPFL released the fixtures for next season this morning and the Buddies are off to the east end of Glasgow.

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7 d. ago Lions star Henry Pollock's bench press, squat and bronco numbers leave coach in awe

Henry Pollock is potentially the breakout star of this Lions tour and makes his debut from the bench against Argentina

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1 week ago Man Utd fans fear Ruben Amorim 'sacked in September' and blame Premier League fixtures

Manchester United fans are fearing for the future of Ruben Amorim as the Red Devils have been handed a nightmare start to their Premier League season

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1 week ago Henry Pollock threatened with immediate Lions fine as cameras capture panic in camp

The 20-year-old was quick to point the finger of blame at one of his team-mates

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Manchester City will be hoping to reclaim their Premier League crown in the 25/26 season but they've been handed a difficult start.

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Manchester City have been handed a difficult start to the season but how does it compare to their rivals?

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1 week ago Arsenal handed nightmare start to new Premier League season as Thomas Frank gets kind Tottenham opener

Gunners face tough early test of their title credentials as Premier League release fixtures for 2025-26 season

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1 week ago Man City 2025/26 Premier League fixtures revealed as Pep Guardiola handed tough start

Manchester City begin their season away at Wolves but have been handed a tough opening set of fixtures.

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1 week ago Families grieve as officials finally start handing over remains of Air India crash victims

Tensions are mounting over the slow pace of DNA identification following the deadly Air India crash

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1 week ago Families grieve as officials start handing remains of victims killed in Air India crash

Khushboo Rajpurohit, a 21-year-old newlywed, was among 241 passengers killed in Air India crash. Her family travelled over 500km to receive her mortal remains, Namita Singh reports

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