British & Irish Lions Squad - Andy Farrell announces B+I Lions squad to tour Australia

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Last updated: 08 May 2025

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Ralph Staniforth 08 May 2025

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Andy Farrell announced the British & Irish Lions squad for 2025.
Tour starts on June 20 in Dublin against Argentina.
Maro Itoje named as the captain, with a mix of seasoned players.

Andy Farrell wit captian, Maro Itoje (Getty Images)

Earlier today, Andy Farrell, head coach of the British and Irish Lions for 2025, announced his squad that will travel to Australia.

The first game of the tour is against Argentina on 20 June in Dublin before the squad departs 'down under'. The tour consists of 10 matches, three of which are Test matches.

Regarding the squad announcement, there were very few surprises. England captain, Maro Itoje will lead the side.

Below you can see the full breakdown of the squad.

B+I Lions Squad to tour Australia

Name	Position	Int. Caps	Club	Nationality
BACKS
Hugo Keenan	Full-back	35	Leinster	Ireland
James Lowe	Wing	25	Leinster	Ireland
Mack Hansen	Wing	20	Connacht	Ireland
Duhan van der Merwe	Wing	35	Edinburgh	Scotland
Blair Kinghorn	Full-back/Fly-half	45	Toulouse	Scotland
Tommy Freeman	Wing	10	Northampton Saints	England
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso	Wing	5	Exeter Chiefs	England
Bundee Aki	Centre	45	Connacht	Ireland
Garry Ringrose	Centre	50	Leinster	Ireland
Robbie Henshaw	Centre	60	Leinster	Ireland
Sione Tuipulotu	Centre	25	Glasgow Warriors	Scotland
Ollie Lawrence	Centre	20	Bath Rugby	England
Finn Russell	Fly-half	75	Bath Rugby	Scotland
George Ford	Fly-half	85	Sale Sharks	England
Marcus Smith	Fly-half	30	Harlequins	England
Jamison Gibson-Park	Scrum-half	35	Leinster	Ireland
Tomos Williams	Scrum-half	40	Cardiff Rugby	Wales
FORWARDS
Tadhg Furlong	Prop	70	Leinster	Ireland
Andrew Porter	Prop	60	Leinster	Ireland
Zander Fagerson	Prop	50	Glasgow Warriors	Scotland
Ellis Genge	Prop	50	Bristol Bears	England
Joe Marler	Prop	80	Harlequins	England
Pierre Schoeman	Prop	20	Edinburgh	Scotland
Dan Sheehan	Hooker	30	Leinster	Ireland
Jamie George	Hooker	75	Saracens	England
Elliot Dee	Hooker	45	Dragons	Wales
Maro Itoje (Captain)	Lock	70	Saracens	England
Tadhg Beirne	Lock/Flanker	45	Munster	Ireland
Joe McCarthy	Lock	10	Leinster	Ireland
Ollie Chessum	Lock	20	Leicester Tigers	England
George Martin	Lock	15	Leicester Tigers	England
James Ryan	Lock	50	Leinster	Ireland
Caelan Doris	No. 8	35	Leinster	Ireland
Josh van der Flier	Flanker	50	Leinster	Ireland
Ben Earl	Flanker	25	Saracens	England
Courtney Lawes	Flanker/Lock	100	Northampton Saints	England
Tommy Reffell	Flanker	15	Leicester Tigers	Wales
Rory Darge	Flanker	20	Glasgow Warriors	Scotland