Unforeseen picks are part of the intrigue and tradition of the British and Irish Lions squad selection - so who might make a late run in 2025?

Maro Itoje has been confirmed as 2025 British and Irish Lions captain for the tour of Australia, leading a 38-player squad which includes Marcus Smith but ... experienced the 2021 Covid-impacted ...

Image: Owen Farrell, a previous Lions tourist in 2013, 2017 and 2021, has not been selected ... halves that play a fantastic brand of rugby. "And Marcus [Smith], whether it be 10-15 (fly-half ...

Former England scrum-half Danny Care announces his retirement from rugby after amassing 101 Test caps and a record 394 ...

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 ...

Andy Farrell will provide answers to some of the most widely discussed questions in rugby on Thursday when ... hyper-competitive back-row mix? Will Marcus Smith's versatility be enough to earn ...

Anthony Watson has revealed how close he came to switching to American football before Christian Wade and Louis Rees-Zammit ...

An extensive shortlist of players who could still receive a call from British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell before ...

Luke Cowan-Dickie has been called up again to the Lions after first touring with them in 2021. Tom Curry is also ... I'd much prefer him to Marcus Smith as a 10 but recognise Smith's greater ...

Back row Sam Simmonds, who had not been chosen for England in three years, was that pick when the Lions toured South Africa in 2021 ... Freddie Steward and Marcus Smith over the past year.