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Andy Farrell bills second Lions Test in Melbourne as ‘biggest game of our lives’

Andy Farrell has challenged his British & Irish Lions players to rouse themselves for ‘the biggest game of our lives’ in the second Test on Saturday after his second-string side edged past the First Nations & Pasifika XV

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

Andy Farrell provides update on Marcus Smith after Lions injury scare

Smith departed for a head injury asssessment late on in the win over the First Nations & Pasifika XV

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Lions call up Gregor Brown as foot problem hits Joe McCarthy’s second Test hopes

The Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies because of plantar fasciitis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

Lions vs Australia: First Test kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h, odds today

Andy Farrell’s tourists head back to Brisbane for first of three huge showdowns with the Wallabies

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

Lions team vs Australia: Tom Curry and Sione Tuipulotu picked to start First Test as Owen Farrell misses out

All-Scottish centre partnership outside Finn Russell as Bundee Aki and Marcus Smith named on bench

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

Tadhg Beirne starts in back row as Owen Farrell misses out on first Lions Test against Australia

No Welshman is selected in a Lions Test squad for the first time since the 1890s

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Predicting the British and Irish Lions team for the first Test against Australia

With the warm-up fixtures at an end, who has forced their way into Andy Farrell’s plans?

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

ACT Brumbies 24-36 British & Irish Lions: tour match – as it happened

Lions show signs of improvement but still lack clinical edge as they see off the Brumbies, scoring five tries while conceding four.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

‘We need to punch holes’: Maro Itoje calls on Lions to take battle to Brumbies

With the Test series looming, Lions captain has urged a strong XV to issue an emphatic statement in Canberra

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

Lions vs Brumbies: Kick-off time today, TV channel, live stream, lineups, team news, h2h, venue, odds

Andy Farrell picks expected Test team for Canberra showdown with Australia’s top-performing Super Rugby franchise

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025