Farrell, who led Ireland to the 2024 Six Nations, has been tasked with leading the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia this summer, and is set to announce his squad this April.

Every four years, a British and Irish Lions tour is still seen by many as the peak of professional rugby, with the finest players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland joining forces.

The quadrennial assembly of Britain and Ireland’s best and brightest will add yet more meaning to the Six Nations as Lions selection ... master of the Irish machine for so long, is a huge ...

Bold and powerful again, and for Lions supporters, beautiful too." The enduring words of Sky Sports commentator Miles Harrison the last time the British and Irish Lions toured Australia in 2013 ...