Farrell selected Tom Curry at openside flanker, to the detriment of van der Flier, Morgan and Pollock in a back row featuring Tadhg Beirne on the blindside and Jack Conan at No.8.

It equals the record of most Ireland players to start a Lions test that dates back to the 3rd test in South Africa in 1938.

An important element in the great tradition of uniting players from Britain and Ireland to form the Lions will be missing ...

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell has named his side for the first Test against Australia in Brisbane on ...

Fly-half Tom Lynagh will emulate his father, the Wallaby great Michael, when he starts for Australia in Saturday's first Test against the British and Irish Lions.

BRISBANE: The Wallabies will be without their best player and two other powerful forwards for Saturday's opening Test ...

After watching the Ireland rugby team he's nursing thrash Portugal by a record 106-7 on Saturday, the stand-in coach admitted he felt sorry for the home side. The 16-try victory surpassed the 83-3, 13 ...

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also watch the game live online via the Sky Go app. It is also available to stream ...