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BBC News
08-05-2025
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Make sure to stay across our British and Irish Lions squad announcement live page from 13:00 BST as Andy Farrell names the group of players that will tour Australia this can watch the announcement live and follow text updates and analysis from the event in London.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Lions squad announcement start time, TV channel and free live stream
Andy Farrell is set to name his highly-anticipated British and Irish Lions squad today at London's O2 arena. It's the first time a Lions squad has been announced in front of a live audience, and over 2,000 fans are expected to attend the event, which will see Lions chair Ieuan Evans read out Farrell's selections. Maro Itoje will be the captain and will be the only player present on the day. The rest of the players will find out at the same time as everyone else. You can follow the announcement with our live blog here. Here's everything you need to know about the event and how to catch it all as it happens. READ MORE: Today's rugby news as new Lions captain Itoje in private meeting with Wales greats and All Black dies READ MORE: Wales squad players already pictured in Lions kit as they learn fate thousands of miles away The announcement at London's O2 arena is set to begin from 1.30 pm (BST), on Thursday, May 8, with Farrell set to name a 37-player squad for the tour to Australia later this summer. Fans can catch live coverage of the squad announcement on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage also be available online through the Lions YouTube page. Alternatively you can catch all the latest from the announcement with our live updates. Friday, June 20: British and Irish Lions v Argentina - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 8:00pm BST Saturday, June 28: Western Force v British and Irish Lions - Optus Stadium, Perth, 10:45am BST Wednesday, July 2: Queensland Reds v British and Irish Lions - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 10:45am BST Saturday, July 5: NSW Waratahs v British and Irish Lions - Allianz Stadium, Sydney, 10:45am BST Wednesday, July 9 : ACT Brumbies v British and Irish Lions, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 10:45am BST Saturday, July 12: Invitational Australia and New Zealand v British and Irish Lions, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 10:45am BST Saturday, July 19: Australia v British and Irish Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 10:45am BST Tuesday, July 22: First Nations and Pasifika XV v British and Irish Lions, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Stadium, 10:45am BST Saturday, July 26: Australia v British and Irish Lions, MCG Stadium, Melbourne, 10:45am BST Saturday, August 2: Australia v British and Irish Lions, Accor Stadium, Sydney, 10:45am BST
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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When is the British and Irish Lions squad named?
When is the British and Irish Lions squad named? [Getty Images] After months of speculation, head coach Andy Farrell will announce his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia on Thursday, 8 May at a live event in London. Farrell has not said how many players he will pick but a total of 37 players were named in the initial squad for the last Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. The squad will be revealed by former Wales wing and current Lions chairman Ieuan Evans, who was part of the victorious 1989 Lions tour to Australia. The announcement is set to take place from 14:00 BST in front of more than 2,000 Lions fans at the O2 arena. Join our live text coverage from 13:00 BST.
Irish Times
06-05-2025
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Lions squad: All you need to know before the announcement of the squad to tour Australia
When will the squad be announced? Lions chair Ieuan Evans will announce the squad for this summer's tour to Australia on Thursday, May 8th at 2pm. Where will the announcement be made? The announcement will take place at the O2 Arena in London. Tickets for the sold-out event cost £60 each, with over 2,000 fans expected to turn out to watch the announcement in person. How many players will be touring? The exact number set to be selected has not yet been confirmed but past tours have had around 37/38 players. READ MORE For the last tour (to South Africa in 2021), the Lions squad had 37 players. How can I watch the announcement? We'll have a live blog covering all the updates as well as analysis and commentary from our team of writers. The announcement will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports, as well as the Lions' YouTube channel. The event at the O2 is set to get under way at 1.30pm, with the squad announcement scheduled for 2pm. How do the players find out they've been selected? For past tours, the players have learned of their selection along with the public, live as the announcement is being made. In 2017, Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny shared a clip on social media showing him with his family watching the squad announcement for the tour to New Zealand. When his name was called, marking his third Lions inclusion, it's celebrations all round. 'Amazing feeling to hear my name read out for @britishandirishlions. We find out when you find out', he captioned the post. What Irish players are in the mix? Despite what turned out to be a rather flat Six Nations campaign, a significant number of Ireland players are expected to be packing their bags for a trip down under. Previous tourists Tadhg Furlong, Andrew Porter, Tadhg Beirne, Rónan Kelleher (who was called up as cover for the 2021 tour but didn't feature), Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki are likely to reacquaint themselves with the famous red jersey, while would-be debutants expected to enter the Lions fold include Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park, Dan Sheehan, Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan. James Ryan, Finlay Bealham and Joe McCarthy have also been floated for inclusion, while a big-swing call could go the way of young Sam Prendergast, but he faces stiff competition at outhalf, particularly from the England trio of Marcus Smith, George Ford and Fin Smith, while Finn Russell is practically a dead cert. Maro Itoje in action for the British & Irish Lions during the third Test against South Africa in August 2021 in Cape Town. Photograph:Who will likely captain the squad? Will Ireland captain Caelan Doris set to miss out through injury, England skipper Maro Itoje is in line to lead the Lions on the tour. The Saracens lock has toured with the Lions twice before. In terms of those with an outside chance, Wales' poor form of late may hamper Jac Morgan's prospects, while Scotland's Finn Russell seems like another unlikely, but not impossible, choice. Remind me of the coaching ticket ... Ireland head coach Andy Farrell will take charge of the Lions for the Tour to Australia. Having deputised for Farrell during his Lions sabbatical, Simon Easterby is among the Ireland coaching contingent, alongside Andrew Goodman (attack), John Fogarty (scrum) and Johnny Sexton (assistant coach). England's Richard Wigglesworth and Scotland's John Salziel round out the ticket. Anything we need to look out for? The Lions always throws up some interesting selection debates, but ahead of Thursday's announcement, some minds have set themselves wondering whether Andy Farrell will save a seat on the plane for his son, former England captain Owen. The latter offers both experience and versatility, having toured with the Lions in 2013, 2017 and 2021, playing at outhalf and inside centre. However, he hasn't played Test rugby since the 2023 World Cup. [ Andy Farrell faces Owen question as selection debates pile up for Lions squad Opens in new window ] When is the Tour? The Tour gets under way in Dublin on June 20th against Argentina before the squad head to Australia. Once there, they'll play five warm-up games before their three-Test series against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies. Schedule (all times Irish) Friday, June 20th: v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 8pm Saturday, June 28th: v Western Force, Optus Stadium, Perth, 11am Wednesday, July 2nd: v Queensland Reds, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 11am Saturday, July 5th: v NSQ Waratahs, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, 11am Wednesday, July 9th: v ACT Brumbies, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 11am Saturday, July 12th: v Invitational AU & NZ, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 11am Saturday, July 19th: v Australia, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 11am (First Test) Tuesday, July 22nd: v Melbourne Rebels, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne; 11am Saturday, July 26th: v Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11am (Second Test) Saturday, August 2nd: v Australia, Accor Stadium, Sydney, 11am (Third Test)
