Lions Tour

Squad news, analysis and live coverage of the 2025 Lions tour to Australia. From the June 20th Dublin warm-up match vs Argentina to the final test series game in Sydney in August

View from Down Under: The Lions are very welcome guests, but they could do their hosts more harm than good

Riches generated by tour could be offset by crushing blow to Australian rugby if Wallabies fail to put up a fight

Gerry Thornley: If anything there could have been more Irish in Lions side for first Test

Injuries to Hansen and Ringrose curtailed Lions’ green brigade

Farrell and Schmidt announce their opening hands as atmosphere builds in Brisbane

Lions Tour: Schmidt backs Tom Lynagh to deliver at outhalf in front of his home crowd

Dan Sheehan’s dad on the torturous Lions selection process and meeting Mack Hansen’s marvellous grandmother

Barry Sheehan describes the campaign so far, from a torturous selection process to Tadhg Furlong-style shoes and Mack Hansen’s impressive grandmother

Lions v Australia: Eight Irish players to start first Test, with Beirne at six and Aki benched

Three Irish players are on the bench, but there is no place for Josh van der Flier

Lions v Australia first Test: What time is kick-off today and what TV channel is it on in Ireland?

Andy Farrell’s Lions finally get their three-Test series against the Wallabies under way on Saturday

Lions First Test: Schmidt names Reds outhalf Tom Lynagh (22) in gamble for Australia

Son of Michael Lynagh will make full international debut in Brisbane Test in place of injured Noal Lolesion

Joe Schmidt’s masterplan - how former Ireland boss might attack former apprentice Andy Farrell

While working with New Zealand, Schmidt exposed some Irish flaws at the Rugby World Cup

Dan Sheehan: ‘The way rugby has evolved, every team should be better than the last’

Irish hooker is focused and looking forward to first Lions Test against Australia

Gordon D’Arcy: Time for Lions and Wallabies to leave the ‘meh’ behind and make some real magic

Everything that’s happened up to now – Australia’s narrow win over Fiji, Lions’ loss to Argentina – fades into the background as Test series begins

Close calls to be made on Bundee Aki and Andrew Porter as Lions’ first Test team takes shape

Make-up of the backrow appears to be the most difficult puzzle to crack, especially at openside

Jack Conan: ‘This time with the Lions has been the best few weeks of my career’

The Ireland number eight shares his thoughts on the Lions tour so far, Joe Schmidt and Australia’s ‘unbelievable side’

Five areas where the Australia v Lions Test series will be won and lost

Selection, discipline, kicking, aerial dominance and individual brilliance will all be key in the next few weeks

Mack Hansen unlikely to make first Lions Test after sitting out training again

Mack Hansen unlikely to make first Lions Test after sitting out training again

Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s share of Lions adds to begrudgery and pressure

Sniping has intensified since the additions of Jamie Osborne and Thomas Clarkson but those call-ups make sense

Slow Lions build-up finally culminates in Test week

The Counter Ruck podcast: What, if anything, did we learn about an Irish side which scored 100+ points against a poor Portuguese side?

Owen Doyle: Lions tour has shown that TMO protocol is in serious need of review

The lineout problem is raising its ugly head again

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii carrying weight of Wallabies’ expectations ahead of first Lions Test

Rugby league recruit says opportunity to play against the Lions was huge factor in his decision to switch codes

Lions play down Mack Hansen injury concerns, call in three Scots for cover

Darcy Graham, Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman have been called in to the squad ahead of Saturday’s opening Test against the Wallabies

Andy Farrell ponders key Lions decisions as the first Test nears

At least five starting positions for the Lions seem to remain up for debate in advance of Saturday’s clash with Australia in Brisbane

‘Getting off the jacks was an issue’: Hugo Keenan back up and running after suffering virus

Lions fullback was back to his best against AUNZ Invitational after two-week illness

Ireland’s Thomas Clarkson called up to Lions squad

Arrival takes Ireland’s representation in the playing squad to 18, of whom 14 are Leinster players

Lions Tour: Hansen not letting Pollock steal all the limelight and what else we learned

AU/NZ fail to make case for defence; Farrell booing all too predictable; Van der Merwe’s killer instinct; Lions click into gear

Andy Farrell left facing selection dilemma in wake of Garry Ringrose concussion

If Lions look to use familiar combinations, we could see a Scottish axis at 10-12-13 and Bundee Aki missing out

Lions 48 AUNZ Invitational XV 0 as it happened: Impressive seven tries for tourists with Van der Merwe hat-trick

Follow all the action in the final warm-up game before first Australia Test next week

Lions roar just in time for first Test with thrashing of AUNZ Invitational XV

More of this Lions selection will feature in Test match day squad than perhaps had been anticipated

Lions ratings v AUNZ Invitational XV: Hugo Keenan and Mack Hansen impress

Ben Earl has a good day in Adelaide as replacements make impact from bench

Ronan O’Gara: ‘They have to be careful the Lions doesn’t become elite. The cost is very expensive’

The La Rochelle coach landed in Brisbane jetlagged, but still did more than just wing it as Sky Sports co-commentator on the Reds-Lions match

Gerry Thornley’s Lions diary: Irish everywhere as team settles in down under

Propeller planes with Joe Schmidt, a reunion with Andy Friend and a lift from a rugby diehard

Morale-boosting win on Saturday will give Lions the pride they need before first Test in Brisbane

Tourists face Australia-New Zealand invitational XV at Adelaide after unconvincing midweek win over Brumbies

Matt Williams: Owen Farrell could prove a clever pick for the Lions

Australia must try something abominable against Andy Farrell’s team

Have your say: What’s your favourite Lions memory?

We want to know what moments stuck with you from previous tours over the years

Australia name squad for Lions Test series, with James O’Connor earning Wallabies recall

James Slipper included in 36-player squad as Joe Schmidt looks to utilise veterans’ experience

Conor Murray: With Jamison Gibson-Park pulling the strings, the Lions will look like Ireland in red jerseys

Our new columnist writes that the Leinster scrumhalf invariably makes right decision in possession

Irish players find a home in ‘County Coogee’ with Sydney club Randwick

Irish connections run deep with the ‘Galloping Greens’

Does Andy Farrell know his best Lions XV yet?

The Counter Ruck Podcast

Joe Schmidt plots the improbable against business-focused Lions

The idea that the Lions are a portal into a more innocent time no longer holds true

Tadhg Furlong on Lions training: ‘It is kind of back-of-a-fag-pack stuff’

Now fresh and fit, the prop looks primed to continue his run of Lions Test starts into a third successive series

Tadhg Beirne to lead the Lions in final warm-up game before Test series

Hugo Keenan gets chance to stake his claim at fullback against AUNZ Invitational XV

Gerry Thornley: As Lions phoney war nears an end, Irish players push hard to dominate first Test line-up

Andy Farrell was comfortable in the knowledge that his team should have beaten Brumbies by more than 12

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