2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia

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@mariner4life said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MajorRage said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

But the Lions forwards should eat the Aussies for breakfast. If they get the selections right

tighties yes probably, but the Wallabies will send out a cracking loose forward trio.

Their loosies have good balance just need a couple more pieces in the pack to help with some of the grunt work to ensure their loosies aren’t overworking.

@MajorRage i think there is enough quality in the backs for the Lions. Will just be about getting the combinations right.

[MiketheSnow]

Will all depend on how Farrell wants to play.

If it's Ireland 2.0 then he needs to pick lots of Irish players.

If he's been watching France then he needs to pick the right combinations.

I'd go for the latter.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

In all seriousness though, England has some quality players,

Their 6/7/8 is arguably the best unit of the 4 nations and I'd pick on that basis too.

[cgrant]

@sparky said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Now the Six Nations tournament has finished, I thought I'd have a go at naming a Test line-up for the British and Irish Lions.

1. A. Porter (Ireland)

2. R. Kelleher (Ireland)

3. Z. Fagerson (Scotland)

4. M. Itoje (England)

5. T. Beirne (Ireland) (c)

6. J. Conan (Ireland)

7. T.Curry (England)

8. B. Earl (England)

9. J. Gibson-Park (Ireland)

10. F.Russell (Scotland)

11. J. Lowe (Ireland)

12. B. Aki (Ireland)

13. T. Freeman (England)

14. D. Van der Merwe (Scotland)

15. B. Murray (Wales)

16. L. Cowan-Dickie (England)

17. E. Genge (England)

18. T. Furlong (Ireland)

19. O. Chessum (England)

20. R. Darge (Scotland)

21. A. Mitchell (England)

22. F.Smith (England)

23. E. Daly (England)

Four Kiwis and a Saffa in the starting backline.

Kelleher ahead of Sheahan ?

[NTA]

Got tickets for the Tahs game. Red Beard is coming over for a weekend of beer, bushwalking, and Lions at the SFS.

Mint

[ARHS]

I would have Sheahan Van Der Flier, Jac Roberts, Jones and Kinghorn in starting lineup and Doris, Jordan and Ryan on bench. Kelleher Murray Darge Mitchell and Daly not in my 37. But horses for courses I guess. Ribbans could be a bolter along with Tom Jordan.

[MiketheSnow]

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

I think this one is a bit British for me to understand.

When someone gets a moment an explanation would be appreciated.

[MiketheSnow]

@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

I think this one is a bit British for me to understand.

When someone gets a moment an explanation would be appreciated.

There’s a safari park with lions at Longleat in England

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

I think this one is a bit British for me to understand.

When someone gets a moment an explanation would be appreciated.

There’s a safari park with lions at Longleat in England

Thanks fella. Would not have figured that in a million years !

[Catogrande]

@MN5

My sister lives out in the sticks a few miles from Longleat and you can sometimes her the fuckers coughing in the middle of the night. Not very reassuring.

[MN5]

@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MN5

My sister lives out in the sticks a few miles from Longleat and you can sometimes her the fuckers coughing in the middle of the night. Not very reassuring.

....up remains of Welsh players after their efforts in the Six Nations ?

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@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@MN5

My sister lives out in the sticks a few miles from Longleat and you can sometimes her the fuckers coughing in the middle of the night. Not very reassuring.

She needs an Andy McDonald. As Colin Meads said “It would be a toss-up as to whose side I’d rather have been on.”

https://www.ultimaterugby.com/news/the-story-of-the-springbok-who-wrestled-a-lion-and-lived-to-tell-the-story/626517

[Machpants]

Is he twiddling with Meads' crab ladder?

[nostrildamus]

@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Lions teams are always strongest when there’s real diversity within the ranks. With that in mind I hope there’s a fair smattering of Boks Scots in there

Then you should be overjoyed the Scots have been very smattered this season..

[game_film]

@Machpants When a person tells you who they are, believe them.

[Machpants]

@game_film said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@Machpants When a person tells you who they are, believe them.

What?

[game_film]

@Machpants Lol. Sorry, too obscure. Tupou in that clip. Doing nothing while his teammates crumble. Don’t care what the coaching is for positioning on the drive, at some point you’ve got to help.

[antipodean]

Good - others are starting to notice.

[Dodge]

Had a go at my starting 23 for the first test:

1. Porter
2. Sheehan
3. Stuart
4. Itoje ©
5. Beirne (tempted to go with Chessum here)
6. Tom Curry
7. Earl
8. Doris (would prefer T Willis but can't abide the whinging that would happen)
9. Gibson-Park
10. F Smith
11. Lowe
12. Tuipolotu / Aki
13. Jones / Henshaw
14. Graham
15. Keenan

16. Genge
17. Furlong
18. George
19. Chessum
20. B Curry
21. White
22. M Smith
23. Freeman

re centres, I'm torn between both Ireland and both Scotland, would come down to fitness of the 12s on the day I think