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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson

One year to go: who will Andy Farrell take on Lions tour of Australia?

Andy Farrell Lions Farrell Sr Australia Blair Kinghorn Owen Farrell Leinster Jack Willis Ben Earl Caelan Doris
Andy Farrell with a toy lion
Andy Farrell’s job in picking a team for 2025 is complicated by doubts over Leinster and players based in France. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho/Shutterstock

Just imagine, for a second, you are Andy Farrell, head coach of the 2025 British & Irish Lions. There is not limitless scope for leisurely reflection, given Ireland’s Test series in South Africa and with his son Owen about to make an emotional farewell to Saracens. But the thunderous Champions Cup final last Saturday is still fresh in the imagination and now is an obvious time to ponder the best available squad to face Australia next year.

The first priority, as ever, is to dig out the domestic fixture list for next year. The Lions’ first game is scheduled to take place on 20 June in Dublin against Argentina, before the squad departs for Western Australia. The Premiership and United Rugby Championship finals are the previous weekend, a welcome improvement from 2021 when the former clashed with the Lions’ game versus Japan at Murrayfield.

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