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In view of the 2025 tour of the British & Irish Lions, which will see its main and most important part in the three matches against Australia, important news arrives for Andy Farrell, the head coach of the “selection in red”.
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British & Irish Lions 2025: Andy Farrell to call up Top 14 players
Well yes, the management of the British & Irish Lions, led by CEO Ben Calveley, confirmed this: “There will be no restrictions – he stated – we are trying to provide the players with an environment that will allow them to maximize their chances of be successful. Whoever is selected is because they are the best of the best and with such a status they deserve the best support from all points of view. The goal is to field a team that has the best chance of success on the tour.”
No restrictions: this means that, as the Telegraph reports, Andy Farrell will be able to call players from the Top 14, given the exodus from the Premiership in the last year, and on the other hand he will not have the necessary obligation to include at least one member of each individual Union in the call-up. At the moment, in fact, across the Channel, rumours are bouncing according to which Farrell does not want to include players from Wales in his list.
Pressed by journalists on these issues, Ben Calveley again said: “None of us want to take away the identity of the British & Irish Lions, but we cannot be short-sighted. The team must keep up with the times and reward merit, some players have been “induced” to leave the URC franchises or Premiership teams and this does not mean they should miss out on a chance. We want a strong, identity-based and meritocratic team.”
Obviously after these declarations, the total number of names on the possible squad of the British & Irish Lions for 2025 expands from all points of view: the first two names to refer to are Owen Farrell, son of the technical commissioner Andy Farrell, who the year next he will play in the Top 14, and as for the staff Shaun Edwards, the defensive specialist who is part of the coaching staff of the French national team.
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