British & Irish Lions 2025 General News and Chat

[Leonormous Boozer]

Sounds like the dream...

Only down side is last game kicks off at 23.40? Off that'll put you on the hang Sunday

The luxury hotel was cheap and it's sunny by the pool on Sunday!

 

[dirty harry]

The luxury hotel was cheap and it's sunny by the pool on Sunday!

Those are optimistic words of a man who wants to live ignorantly, until 2 am pounding milk and water in the hopes the spinning will stop lol

 

[AlRums]

I'm going to pace myself with Scotland, France and the Lions. Finishing off watching some comedy with England.

 

[AlRums]

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[dirty harry]

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I have no words...

 

[AlRums]

British and Irish Lions 2025: Talking points after win over the Waratahs

Making an issue of the wet pitch wasn't a good moment for Lions head coach Andy Farrell, but Saturday's match might have been a good night for his son Owen.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

British and Irish Lions 2025: Talking points after win over the Waratahs

Making an issue of the wet pitch wasn't a good moment for Lions head coach Andy Farrell, but Saturday's match might have been a good night for his son Owen.

www.bbc.co.uk

That article reads like it was written by a child, but what you expect from the BBC.

 

[Saintjay]

That article reads like it was written by a child, but what you expect from the BBC.

Tom English is slightly less annoying than Stephen Jones.

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

My prediction was this would be the first tour in god knows when to have no welsh players feature in the 23 for any test but tbh now I think morgan will start at least one of them

 

[AlRums]

The Battle of Ballymore: Inside story behind the 1989 Test - The British & Irish Lions Website

The second Test between the Lions and the Wallabies on July 8, 1989 remains one of the most controversial in more than 120 years of touring.

www.lionsrugby.com

 

[McTallshort]

Tom English is slightly less annoying than Stephen Jones.

Disagree. I've read a couple of his books and really enjoyed them.

 

[AlRums]

British and Irish Lions: Which player has scored the most points in history?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at the leading points scorers in history for the British and Irish Lions

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TommiG88]

Does anyone else think that Will Greenwood is becoming a parody of himself?

 

[General Melchett]

Very good exchange between Finn, ROG and Biggar. Nice to get into the technical stuff rather than just the usual rehearsed soundbites.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

British and Irish Lions 2025: Talking points after tourists beat Brumbies

Who should play at seven for the British and Irish Lions? Is Tadhg Furlong finally hitting top form? And is there a curse on the Lions number 15 jersey?

www.bbc.co.uk

Has he tried the dual open side option yet?

 

[Reiser99]

Here's who I think will start the invitational game. I don't think any player who started on Wednesday will start.

1. Porter
2. Kelleher
3. Bealham
4. Ryan
5. Beirne
6. Pollock
7. Morgan
8. Earl
9. White
10. Farrell
11. Van der Merwe
12. Aki
13. Jones
14. Hansen
15. Smith

16. LCD
17. Schoeman
18. Stuart
19. Cummings
20. Van Der Flier
21. Curry
22. Mitchell
23. Aki or Keenan

I feel like LCD and Mitchell could also potentially start as LCD and Kelleher are in a close race and Mitchell depends on if Farrell wants to actually give White a shot at starting other than the final mid week game. The backline also depends on how injured Kinghorn is and if Farrell wants to protect Keenan. I reckon he'll protect Keenan so that will force Marcus to 15. Tbh he should have right to feel ****** off that he hasn't been given a fair crack at 10. I know it was unlikely, but Owen getting parachuted in and Kinghorn not being certain now and not having another option at 15 means Marcus won't actually start at 10 until the mid week game.

 

[BrokenWing]

 

[Reiser99]

Slightly wrong. Looks like Farrell is rotating more rather than giving his bench players an opportunity. I think the front row is 3rd choice and I expected second choice. I thought Marcus or Farrell might have started, but I guess A.Farrell wants to see more of Fin. I suppose Aki did start Wednesday, but I hope it doesn't mean Aki and Ringrose in the test if Tuipolotu starts here.

 

[General Melchett]

I hope Tui has a good first 50-60 and is then replaced by OF with a view to preserving him for the first test. If Tui plays 80 I doubt he'll be starting in the first test.

Just read somewhere else that bizarrely Russell, Tui & Jones have only played six minutes together on this tour.

 

[Rugbyfan564]