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.
Here's a glimpse into the 37-man touring party according to The Telegraph:
Loosehead-props:
- Andrew Porter (Ireland)
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Pierre Schoeman (Scotland)
Hookers:
- Dewi Lake (Wales)
- Dan Sheehan (Ireland)
- George Turner (Scotland)
Tighthead-props:
- Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
- Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
- Asher Opoku-Fordjour (England)
Locks:
- George Martin (England)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- James Ryan (Ireland)
- Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
- Will Rowlands (Wales)
- Iain Henderson (Ireland)
Back Row:
- Jac Morgan (Wales)
- Tommy Reffell (Wales)
- Ben Earl (England)
- Caelan Doris (Ireland)
- Rory Darge (Scotland)
- Courtney Lawes/Tom Curry (England)
Scrum-Halves:
- Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)
- Gareth Davies (Wales)
- Alex Mitchell (England)
Fly-Halves:
- Finn Russell (Scotland)
- George Ford (England)
- Marcus Smith (England)
Notable omission: Owen Farrell is excluded due to uncertainties surrounding his future.
Centres:
- Bundee Aki (Ireland)
- Ollie Lawrence (England)
- Garry Ringrose (Ireland)
- Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
Wings:
- James Lowe (Ireland)
- Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
- Darcy Graham (Scotland)
- Mack Hansen (Ireland)
Full-backs:
- Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- Freddie Steward (England)
Total Players by Nation: Ireland 13, England 11, Scotland 8, Wales 5.
Quiz! Can you name every player from England's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad?
This quiz tests your knowledge of that heralded group of 22 players who took on and beat the Wallabies in their own backyard on November 22, 2003.
Some of these are significantly easier than others.
