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'The success of Skelton, Hooper and Tupou should trigger a rethink on Australia’s overseas selection criteria'

British & Irish Lions Matches

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Accor Stadium
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British & Irish Lions Forwards

Name
Position
Pierre Schoeman
Prop
Rory Sutherland
Prop
Ellis Genge
Prop
Thomas Clarkson
Prop
Jamie George
Hooker
Luke Cowan-Dickie
Hooker
Ronan Kelleher
Hooker
Dan Sheehan
Hooker
Ewan Ashman
Hooker
Tadhg Furlong
Prop
Finlay Bealham
Prop
Andrew Porter
Prop
Will Stuart
Prop
Maro Itoje
Lock
Scott Cummings
Lock
Tadhg Beirne
Lock
James Ryan
Lock
Joe McCarthy
Lock
Gregor Brown
Back Row
Ollie Chessum
Back Row
Henry Pollock
Back Row
Josh Van der Flier
Back Row
Tom Curry
Back Row
Jac Morgan
Back Row
Jack Conan
Back Row
Ben Earl
Back Row

British & Irish Lions Backs

Name
Position
Jamison Gibson-Park
Scrum Half
Tomos Williams
Scrum Half
Alex Mitchell
Scrum Half
Ben White
Scrum Half
Owen Farrell
Fly Half
Finn Russell
Fly Half
Marcus Smith
Fly Half
Finlay Smith
Fly Half
James Lowe
Outside Back
Mack Hansen
Outside Back
Bundee Aki
Centre
Huw Jones
Centre
Sione Tuipulotu
Centre
Elliot Daly
Centre
Garry Ringrose
Centre
Jamie Osborne
Centre
Duhan van der Merwe
Outside Back
Darcy Graham
Outside Back
Blair Kinghorn
Outside Back
Hugo Keenan
Outside Back
Tommy Freeman
Outside Back

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British & Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions are the pride of the Home Nations (England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland). Every four years, a team selected from players eligible to represent these national sides tours Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. In 2021, the Lions are heading on tour to face South Africa, the current world champions.

Read on to discover even more about the British and Irish Lions. On this page, you can learn more about the history of the side. You can also see the squad for the 2021 tour of South Africa and find all the latest fixtures and results

The British and Irish Lions were first formed in 1888, when they played as the Shaw and Shrewsbury team. It wasn't until 1950 when the team officially became known as the Lions, which was a nickname first given to the side by journalists on the 1924 tour of South Africa.

Throughout their history, the British and Irish Lions have faced several sides, such as Argentina, Canada, Fiji and France. However, in the modern era, the Lions only embark on tours of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Tours are scheduled every four years on a rotational basis, meaning the Lions face each of these sides in a test series once every 12 years.

Across the history of the British and Irish Lions, the team have a 78% winning percentage against Australia, a 31% winning percentage against South Africa and a winning percentage of only 8% against New Zealand. That said, the Lions gained an historic draw against the All Blacks during their last encounter in 2017.

The British and Irish Lions recently announced their squad for the 2021 tour of South Africa. Coached by Warren Gatland, the squad of 37 contains 11 players from England, 10 from Wales, 8 from Ireland and 8 from Scotland. Notable players include Owen Farrell, Justin Tipuric, Conor Murray and Finn Russell.