British and Irish Lions Player Profiles

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Jamie Osborne

Osborne was another injury-related call-up by Andy Farrell, leaving the Ireland camp prior to their match against Portugal to join the squad in Australia.
British and Irish Lions • 14 Jul

Henry Pollock

The youngest player on this Lions tour, 20-year-old Pollock couldn't be ignored after a sensational breakthrough season.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Andrew Porter

First capped by Ireland in 2017, the 29-year-old has won three Six Nations titles.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Garry Ringrose

Having starred for Ireland at Under-20 level in 2014, Ringrose has been a regular starter for Leinster and Ireland.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Finn Russell

Now on his third Lions tour, Russell was one of the infamous 'Geography Six' called in as cover in New Zealand eight years ago, while his 2021 tour of South Africa was disrupted by injury, making just two appearances.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

James Ryan

The Lansdowne man captained Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup in 2020, and this Australia trip is his first tour with the Lions.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Pierre Schoeman

Born in Nelspruit and a former South Africa Under-20 international, Schoeman joined Edinburgh from the Bulls in 2018 before qualifying for Scotland on residency.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Dan Sheehan

The dynamic hooker earned a first Irish cap in November 2021, and has gone on to score 15 tries in his 32 Test appearances.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Fin Smith

The Northampton Saint would have been seen as a Lions outsider ahead of the 2024/25 season, but performances for club and country made him impossible to ignore for Andy Farrell.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Marcus Smith

This will be Smith's second Lions tour, having earned a late call-up as injury cover during the 2021 tour of South Africa.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Will Stuart

A late developer, Stuart was a bit-part player at Wasps for several seasons until a move to Bath in 2019 kick-started his career.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Sione Tuipulotu

Born in Australia, Tuipulotu has won 30 caps for Scotland since making his debut in 2021, qualifying for the Scots through his grandmother.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Josh van der Flier

The Wicklow man has played over 150 times for Leinster since his debut in 2014. He goes on his first Lions tour.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Duhan van der Merwe

A Lion in 2021, Van der Merwe started all three Tests against the Springboks, scoring five tries in a total of seven games on that South African tour.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Ben White

White played underage rugby for England but switched to Scotland and made his international debut in 2022.
British and Irish Lions • 14 Jul

Tomos Williams

A Wales international since 2017, Williams is selected on his first British and Irish Lions tour in 2025.
British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

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