The British & Irish Lions squad and captain for the tour to Australia shall be named dwell in entrance of greater than 2,000 followers at London’s iconic O2 on Thursday, Might 8.
Lions chair Ieuan Evans will unveil head coach Andy Farrell’s vacationers and captain for the collection to Australia.
Sky Sports activities will solely present the 2025 Lions tour, with all three Assessments and 6 warm-up matches to be proven dwell, starting in opposition to Western Pressure in Perth on June 28.
Captain Sam Warburton leads the celebrations because the Lions beat Australia final trip
Greater than 2,000 Lions supporters shall be in attendance for the landmark event on the venue.
Lions chair Evans stated: “There isn’t a higher honour than being chosen for The British & Irish Lions and as a participant, you discover it powerful to sleep the night time earlier than because the anticipation builds.
“Hours really feel like days as you wait to listen to in case you are fortunate sufficient to get that dream call-up for the last word expertise on and off the pitch.
“I used to be lucky to go on three Lions Excursions and I came upon through a letter, a telegram and Ceefax – that was our model of the purple button for youthful supporters. And this squad announcement, in entrance of our loyal followers, shall be so memorable in its personal method too.
“There is a lot of rugby to be played between now and May and Andy and his coaching team will have some extremely tough decisions to make ahead of the Tour to Australia.
“The gamers shall be doing all they’ll to guide their locations and we want all of them the easiest over the approaching weeks.”
What are the Lions fixtures?
Following their clash in Perth, the Lions will face Queensland Reds in Brisbane on July 2, the Waratahs in Sydney on July 5, the Brumbies in Canberra on July 9, an Invitational Australia & New Zealand side in Adelaide on July 12 and the Rebels in Melbourne on July 22.
That game will take place after the opening Test in Brisbane on July 19, with the second Test at the MCG in Melbourne on July 26 and the final Test in the Accor Stadium in Sydney on August 2.
Who’s the Lions head coach?
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Andy Farrell says he’s very honoured to have been confirmed because the British and Irish Lions head coach for his or her 2025 tour to Australia
Andy Farrell will lead the Lions out as head coach as he succeeds Warren Gatland within the position having beforehand labored as defence coach throughout the profitable 2013 and 2017 excursions of Australia and New Zealand.
The previous Wigan Warriors rugby league nice has been head coach of Eire for 4 years, his time in cost seeing the staff obtain a Six Nations Triple Crown (2022), an historic 2-1 collection victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand (2022), a Six Nations Grand Slam (2023) and victories over each Tier One aspect as a part of a 17-Check profitable run.
Watch each recreation of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, together with all three Check matches in opposition to the Wallabies, solely dwell on Sky Sports activities. Additionally stream with NOW.
