2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
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From an article on The Roar from this weekend in reference to the ANZ side...
"Although Lions officials requested that an Australian A side be left off the heavy fixture list to ensure they aren’t playing effectively a ‘fourth’ Test, Kiss said his side weren’t approaching the match as a Barbarians clash and wanted to roughen up their opponents and set the tone for the series to come."
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For those in the UK with Sky but not Sky Sports all the matches are free to air on S4C the Welsh language channel
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The British & Irish Lions have confirmed Wales scrumhalf Tomos Williams has suffered a tour-ending hamstring injury in Saturday's win against the Western Force in Perth. Toulon and Scotland scrum-half Ben White has been called up to replace him and will join up with the squad in Brisbane.
I assume that means White won't be playing against the Māori.
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@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
For those in the UK with Sky but not Sky Sports all the matches are free to air on S4C the Welsh language channel
Most games seem to be on that Welsh language FTA channel don't they Mike? Noticed it when I was there last year.
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@Landers92 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
David Havili, Shannon Frizell, Shaun Stevenson and Folau Fakatava all confirmed to be playing for the AUNZ Invitational XV against the Lions
Hopefully a few more recent BaaBaas get added to this list. I'd like to see Beehre, Sotutu & JRK involved
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Just read that Wales is the only country of the four to have a player involved in every Lions Test match
That record could be gone in a couple of weeks if Jac Morgan doesn’t play out of his skin this Wednesday and any other matches prior to the 1st Test
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@Landers92 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
David Havili, Shannon Frizell, Shaun Stevenson and Folau Fakatava all confirmed to be playing for the AUNZ Invitational XV against the Lions
Interesting. I'd heard that no one from outside Super Rugby was going to get selected.
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@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Landers92 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
David Havili, Shannon Frizell, Shaun Stevenson and Folau Fakatava all confirmed to be playing for the AUNZ Invitational XV against the Lions
Interesting. I'd heard that no one from outside Super Rugby was going to get selected.
Na mate they been trying to get Richie Mo too. Thought they were looking at a few from Japanese comp.
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@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Dan54 is that insider info, or just going off the various outlets that reported he couldn't play because he had a broken hand?
No insider info mate, just what I read about them trying to sort out insurance etc.
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Taniela Tupou released by Wallabies to be available for the Waratahs fixture. An opportunity to find some form instead of sitting out the Fiji warm up?
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@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Taniela Tupou released by Wallabies to be available for the Waratahs fixture. An opportunity to find some form instead of sitting out the Fiji warm up?
Or the hotel in Newcastle has run out of ham n cheese croissants.
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@NTA said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Taniela Tupou released by Wallabies to be available for the Waratahs fixture. An opportunity to find some form instead of sitting out the Fiji warm up?
Or the hotel in Newcastle has run out of ham n cheese croissants.
I thought he'd be a sausage roll man...
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@KiwiMurph said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Someone in the media needs to put disrespect on Laumape’s name a few days out from that match just to get him fired up.
Kiwi duo Laumape, Fusitu'a added to AUNZ squad
