After Andy Farrell's appointment as the head coach for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia, the focus naturally shifts to speculating about the potential squad members.
The 48-year-old Englishman succeeds Gatland having impressed during his four-year reign as Ireland head coach, masterminding a grand slam and a historic 2-1 series victory in New Zealand.
Farrell will take a break from his role with Ireland from December 2024 until the conclusion of the Lions tour.
The Lions have already released the nine-match schedule for the 2025 Tour to Australia including three Test matches against the Wallabies.
2025 Lions Tour to Australia (kick off times TBC)
- 28 June, Lions vs Western Force, Perth (Optus Stadium)
- 2 July, Lions vs Queensland Reds, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
- 5 July, Lions vs NSW Waratahs, Sydney (Allianz Stadium)
- 9 July, Lions vs ACT Brumbies, Canberra (GIO Stadium)
- 12 July, Lions vs Invitational AU & NZ, Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
- 19 July, 1st Test, Lions vs Wallabies, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
- 22 July, Lions vs Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne (Marvel Stadium)
- 26 July, 2nd Test, Lions vs Wallabies, Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Ground/MCG)
- 2 Aug, 3rd Test, Lions vs Wallabies, Sydney (Accor Stadium)
2025 Lions squad (Telegraph)
Loosehead-prop:
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Andrew Porter (Ireland)
- Pierre Schoeman (Scotland)
Hooker:
- Ronan Kelleher (Ireland)
- Dewi Lake (Wales)
- Dan Sheehan (Ireland)
Tighthead-prop:
- Finlay Bealham (Ireland)
- Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
- Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
Lock:
- Adam Beard (Wales)
- Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
- Ollie Chessum (England)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- George Martin (England)
- Joe McCarthy (Ireland)
Maro Itoje of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Wales at Twickenham, London on 10 February 2024 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
Back-row:
- Tom Curry (England)
- Caelan Doris (Ireland)
- Ben Earl (England)
- Jac Morgan (Wales)
- Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
Tom Curry of England during the Autumn Nations International Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham, London on 26 November 2022 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
Scrum-halves:
- Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)
- Alex Mitchell (England)
- Ben White (Scotland)
Fly-halves:
- Jack Crowley (Ireland)
- Finn Russell (Scotland)
- Marcus Smith (England)
Marcus Smith of England during the Summer Nations Series Match between England and Wales at Twickenham, London on 12 Aug 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
Centre:
- Bundee Aki (Ireland)
- Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
Wingers:
- Josh Adams (Wales)
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England)
- James Lowe (Ireland)
- Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Wales at Twickenham, London on 10 February 2024 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
Fullback:
- Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)
