US EditionOwen Farrell on the Lions bench for last warmup before Wallabies tests
AUSTRALIA, JUL 10 – Owen Farrell joins the British and Irish Lions squad after Elliot Daly's injury, marking his first 2025 tour appearance ahead of the upcoming Australia test series.
- The British and Irish Lions will play an Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday, July 12, 2025, with Owen Farrell named on the Lions bench.
- Farrell was added to the squad partway through the tour as a contentious replacement following Elliot Daly's injury, despite not having played for his country since the Rugby World Cup in 2023.
- Seventeen international players, including co-captains David Havili and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, make up the AUNZ Invitational XV, marking the first joint Australia-New Zealand team assembled since the 1989 Lions tour.
- Farrell, who has only logged 18 minutes over the past ten weeks and joined the squad last week, is set to make his 19th appearance for the Lions, while head coach Andy Farrell expressed confidence about the team’s standing as the first Test approaches in just over a week.
- This final warm-up game provides players with an important opportunity to demonstrate their abilities ahead of the first Test match against Australia, scheduled to take place in Brisbane on July 19, which will influence team selection for the subsequent matches in Melbourne and Sydney.
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