he may yet earn a call-up from his father, Lions head coach Andy. What a boost, and perhaps even a shock, Thursday’s announcement must have been for Marcus Smith, following such a turbulent ...

Marcus Smith warmed up for the British & Irish Lions tour with a trademark jinking try and a 14-point haul to ensure Danny Care’s Harlequins farewell ended with a win. Smith will go to ...

British and Irish Lions legend Keith Wood believes ... Ford could yet get called-up should injury strike. Smith himself received the call to join the squad in 2021 when several players were ...

England back-row Henry Pollock's remarkable rise continued after he was named in the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2025 tour in Australia, while Marcus Smith ... are called up as are ...

Players like Alex Corbisiero in 2013 and Tom Croft in 2009 have proven late British and Irish Lions call-ups can go on to be ...

That is because it became a selection increasingly difficult to call for ... Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Tomos Williams. Image: Watch the Lions tour of Australia ...

The decision to go with the most attacking trio available in Finn Russell, Fin Smith and Marcus Smith shines a light on the intentions of the 2025 Lions ... in the build-up to it.

Big-name casualties, Farrell circus avoided and Williams doubles Wales contingent - the talking points from the British and Irish Lions squad announcement.