FIFTEEN PLAYERS WHO were involved in the URC and Premiership Rugby finals will join the British & Irish Lions squad this afternoon.
12 of them hail from Leinster, who defeated the Bulls in Saturday’s URC decider at Croke Park, with others from Bath and Leicester joining Andy Farrell’s camp in Dublin.
Jack Conan, Tadhg Furlong, Ronan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe and Garry Ringrose are all due in from the eastern province. Ollie Chessum, Will Stuart and Finn Russell will also come on board.
Meanwhile, Jamie George and Asher Opoku-Fordjour will return to their clubs after training in UCD this afternoon.
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Blair Kinghorn of Toulouse and Scotland is the only player who is yet to join the squad as he remains on Top 14 duty in France.
The 15 players who join this afternoon will participate in their first training session on Tuesday ahead of Friday night’s clash with Argentina at the Aviva Stadium [KO 8pm, live on Sky Sports and TG4].
The British & Irish Lions Squad
Forwards
Finlay Bealham (Connacht Rugby/Ireland)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England)
Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks/England) #851
Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
Ben Earl (Saracens/England)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England)
Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) #825 (C)
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales)
Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England)
Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England)
Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Backs
Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
Elliot Daly (Saracens/England) #822
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland)
Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England)
Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855
Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) #841
Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby/Wales)
Fixtures
20 June: The Lions v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, KO 8pm
28 June: Western Force v The Lions, Optus Stadium, Perth, KO 10:45am
2 July: Queensland Reds v The Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, KO 10:45am
5 July: NSW Waratahs v The Lions, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, KO 10:45am
9 July: ACT Brumbies v The Lions, Gio Stadium, Canberra, KO 10:45am
12 July: Invitational AU & NZ v The Lions, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, KO 10:15am
19 July: Wallabies v The Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, KO 10:45am
22 July: First Nations & Pasifika XV v The Lions, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, KO 10:45am
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26 July: Wallabies v The Lions, MCG, Melbourne, KO 10:45am
2 August: Wallabies v The Lions, Accor Stadium, Sydney, KO 10:45am.
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Leinster players join Lions camp ahead of Argentina clash
FIFTEEN PLAYERS WHO were involved in the URC and Premiership Rugby finals will join the British & Irish Lions squad this afternoon.
12 of them hail from Leinster, who defeated the Bulls in Saturday’s URC decider at Croke Park, with others from Bath and Leicester joining Andy Farrell’s camp in Dublin.
Jack Conan, Tadhg Furlong, Ronan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe and Garry Ringrose are all due in from the eastern province. Ollie Chessum, Will Stuart and Finn Russell will also come on board.
Meanwhile, Jamie George and Asher Opoku-Fordjour will return to their clubs after training in UCD this afternoon.
Blair Kinghorn of Toulouse and Scotland is the only player who is yet to join the squad as he remains on Top 14 duty in France.
The 15 players who join this afternoon will participate in their first training session on Tuesday ahead of Friday night’s clash with Argentina at the Aviva Stadium [KO 8pm, live on Sky Sports and TG4].
The British & Irish Lions Squad
Forwards
Backs
Fixtures
20 June: The Lions v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, KO 8pm
28 June: Western Force v The Lions, Optus Stadium, Perth, KO 10:45am
2 July: Queensland Reds v The Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, KO 10:45am
5 July: NSW Waratahs v The Lions, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, KO 10:45am
9 July: ACT Brumbies v The Lions, Gio Stadium, Canberra, KO 10:45am
12 July: Invitational AU & NZ v The Lions, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, KO 10:15am
19 July: Wallabies v The Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, KO 10:45am
22 July: First Nations & Pasifika XV v The Lions, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, KO 10:45am
26 July: Wallabies v The Lions, MCG, Melbourne, KO 10:45am
2 August: Wallabies v The Lions, Accor Stadium, Sydney, KO 10:45am.
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