British and Irish Lions: Fin Smith and Marcus Smith start vs Argentina in Dublin as Maro Itoje captains for first time | Rugby Union News
England at the end of Smith will begin the first match of the British and Irish lions on the tour in 2025 in Fly-Half against Argentina in Dublin on Friday, live Sky SportsWith Marcus Smith named at the back.
Maro Itoje captain for the first time while Andy Farrell’s charges will face the Pumas in the Irish capital – the first match that the Lions played in Ireland – before going to Australia for the rest of their summer tour.
End and Marcus Smith and Itoje are three of the nine English players named in the starting XV, with three Irish, two Scottish and a Welsh – Jac Morgan – included.
The flank of the saints of Northampton Henry Pollock is among the replacements, while Leinster and Ireland Hooker Ronan Kelleher, who is also on the bench, is the only player involved in playing in the national final last weekend.
British and Irish team of Lions to face Argentina in Dublin Friday – live on Sky Sports
British and Irish lions: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Sione Tuipulotu, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Duhan Van der Merwe, 10 end Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan Dickie, 3 Finlay Bealham, 4 Maro Itoje (C), 5 Tadhg Beirne, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Jac Morgan, 8 Ben Earl.
Substitutes: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Elliot Daly, 23 Mack Hansen.
Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Justo Piccardo, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia; 1 Mayco Vivas, 2 Julian Montoya (C), 3 Joel Sclavi, 4 Franco Molina, 5 Pedro Rubiolo, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 8 Joaquin Oviedo
Substitutes: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti, 19 Santiago Grondona, 20 Joaquin Moro, 21 Simon Benitez Cruz, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Santiago Cordero
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Visit of the British and Irish Lions in Australia on Sky Sports
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Look at the tour of the British and Irish Lions in Australia live on Sky Sports this summer
Sky Sports will exclusively show the tour of the British and Irish lions in 2025 in Australia, with the three tests against the Wallabies and six warm -up matches to show exclusively live.
