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Alex Mitchell of British & Irish Lions looks dejected during the 1888 Cup international match between British & Irish Lions and Argentina

Five things the Wallabies learnt from the Lions’ defeat in Dublin

Argentina’s shock win exposed some vulnerabilities in the tourists – but also highlighted the threats Joe Schmidt’s team must combat.

  • Jonathan Drennan

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Nick Champion de Crespigny of the Force is tackled against the Waratahs.

Force need to set Lions tour tone by showing some mongrel

The British & Irish Lions start their Australian tour in Perth - and Joe Schmidt will be hoping they get a warm welcome.

  • Paul Cully
The British and Irish Lions will return to Australia after 12 years

Why the Lions tour is rugby’s greatest spectacle – and it’s finally returning to Australia

Rugby’s last great adventure returns to Australia, uniting four nations, 40,000 fans and one golden opportunity for the Wallabies to make history

  • Jonathan Drennan
Canberra-raised prop Finlay Bealham passes at the Lions’ captains run in Dublin.

Lions reject golden point, bristle at ‘southern hemisphere’ sledge

The Lions have knocked back a golden point proposal from Rugby Australia, and fired back at suggestions they have too many Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans in the squad.

  • Iain Payten
Wallaby Will Skelton at Stanmore Public School

‘I was very raw’: Skelton’s 12-year journey back to facing the Lions

Twelve years after his first brush with the British and Irish Lions as a 21-year-old, Will Skelton is older, wiser, and ready to make his second chance count.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Joe Schmidt

Continuity the key as Schmidt sticks with trusted Wallaby troops for Lions

Joe Schmidt has picked just two bolters and one overseas star in his Wallabies squad ahead of the British and Irish Lions series next month.

  • Iain Payten
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt speaks to the media during a Rugby Australia media opportunity at Suncorp Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images for Rugby Australia)

From Dengue fever to Lions bolter? The burning questions around the Wallabies squad

Joe Schmidt will name a 40-man squad on Thursday ahead of the British and Irish Lions series next month. We answer the big questions.

  • Iain Payten
Queenslander Tom Court representing the British and Irish Lions in 2013

The accidental Lion: how an Irish Queenslander ended up in a red jersey

Tom Court grew up dreaming of representing Australia as an Olympic shot putter, but ended up the 806th player to represent the British and Irish Lions.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Richie Mo’unga will miss out on the AUNZ game in Adelaide against the Lions

Star power missing as Anzac side miss out on world’s highest-paid player

Two weeks from the arrival of the British and Irish Lions and the AUNZ Invitational side is still without a confirmed squad as Richie Mo’unga is ruled out due to injury.

  • Iain Payten and Jonathan Drennan
Canberra-born Finlay Bealham has been called into the British and Irish Lions squad.

‘Another Aussie’: Even Schmidt can’t ignore elephant in Lions room

The Lions SANZAAR contingent has jumped to eight after Finlay Bealham got the call-up this week. How many is too many?

  • Paul Cully

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