British and Irish Lions Player Profiles

Bundee Aki

The New Zealander qualified for Ireland through residency in 2017, and has won 65 caps.

Finlay Bealham

Bealham missed out on selection for the initial squad, but was called up before the tour after injury ruled out Scotland's Zander Fagerson.

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Tadhg Beirne

The Munster man has become first choice for Ireland over the last few seasons, equally comfortable as a lock or flanker.

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Ollie Chessum

A versatile forward, Chessum recovered from injury halfway through the Six Nations as England finished strongly.

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Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson became the 18th Ireland player to receive a call-up to the 2025 tour when he came in as injury cover ahead of the first Test.

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Jack Conan

Bray native Conan will go on his second Lions tour after starting all three Tests in 2021.

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Luke Cowan-Dickie

England hooker Cowan-Dickie is on his second Lions tour having started the opening two Tests in South Africa and coming off the bench in the third.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Scott Cummings

Warriors lock Cummings returned from a broken arm suffered before the Six Nations to earn a call-up for his first Lions tour.

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Tom Curry

Dynamic back row forward Curry started all three Tests against the Springboks four years ago.

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Ben Earl

Powerful number 8 Earl made his England debut in 2020 and won the Six Nations title that year.

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Owen Farrell

Owen Farrell is on his fourth Lions tour after arriving as an injury replacement for Elliot Daly.

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Tommy Freeman

Another Premiership winner with Northampton Saints, Freeman's spot in the Lions squad was locked in when he scored a hat-trick in the Champions Cup semi-final win against Leinster, just a few days before the squad announcement.

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Tadhg Furlong

Wexford native Furlong has become one of the most important players for both Leinster, Ireland and the Lions.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Ellis Genge

An England international since 2016, Genge has been first-choice at loosehead for England since 2021, and there was little debate about his selection to the Lions this summer.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Jamison Gibson-Park

Scrum-half Gibson-Park is a first-time Lions tourist.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Mack Hansen

The former Brumbies wing has had an injury disrupted couple of seasons but had done enough to earn a trip back to his native country.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Maro Itoje

Itoje is on his third Lions tour, having played in all six Tests in New Zealand 2017 and South Africa 2021.

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Huw Jones

Born in Scotland and raised in England, Jones's breakthrough actually came in South Africa where he spent three seasons playing for Western Province and then Stormers in Super Rugby.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Hugo Keenan

The full-back has been virtually ever-present in the Ireland team since his debut, winning 46 caps.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Rónan Kelleher

Kelleher earned a late call-up to the British and Lions squad in 2021 but didn't feature on tour.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Blair Kinghorn

The only player in the 2025 squad playing outside Britain or Ireland, Kinghorn has been a regular in the back-three for Toulouse since joining from Edinburgh midway through the 2023/24 season.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

James Lowe

A former Maori All Blacks player, Lowe became Ireland-qualified in 2020 and scored a try on his debut against Wales.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Joe McCarthy

The 24-year-old Dubliner has played almost 50 times for Leinster and goes on his maiden Lions tour.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Alex Mitchell

Having made his England debut in 2021, Mitchell has established himself as first-choice scrum-half for Steve Borthwick's side since 2023.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Jac Morgan

One of just two Wales players in the 2025 Lions squad, Morgan was the standout player for his country in a difficult Six Nations campaign, leading the championship with 88 tackles.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

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Bundee Aki

Finlay Bealham

Tadhg Beirne

Ollie Chessum

Thomas Clarkson

Jack Conan

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Scott Cummings

Tom Curry

Ben Earl

Owen Farrell

Tommy Freeman

Tadhg Furlong

Ellis Genge

Jamison Gibson-Park

Mack Hansen

Maro Itoje

Huw Jones

Hugo Keenan

Rónan Kelleher

Blair Kinghorn

James Lowe

Joe McCarthy

Alex Mitchell

Jac Morgan