Tom Sansom
Rugby Journalist at Ruck.co.uk
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1 week ago |
ruck.co.uk | Tom Sansom
Tommy Freeman is one of 14 players on track for a British & Irish Lions debut, as Andy Farrell’s side take on Argentina tomorrow night in Dublin. The Northampton Saints wing is set to continue his meteoric season with a maiden cap in the fabled red of the Lions, after scoring in every round of the 2025 Men’s Six Nations for England.
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1 week ago |
ruck.co.uk | Tom Sansom
British & Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje has called for his teammates to rise up to the weight of the jersey, as the Lions prepare for their official tour warm-up match tomorrow evening against Argentina. The Lions take on Los Pumas in the Aviva Stadium, with 14 players from the match day 23 set to don the historic red shirts for the first time in their careers. “The jersey has weight to it, significance to it, meaning to it.” Itoje told the media, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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1 week ago |
ruck.co.uk | Tom Sansom
The British & Irish Lions jerseys will include player names for the first time, in what is a move into an new era from the world famous touring side. The names will be etched upon the heralded red jerseys for the opening match of the 2025 tour, as the Lions take on Argentina in Dublin tomorrow night. With a decorated history that dates all the way back to 1888, the decision to include player names upon shirts ends 136 years of consistency from the Lions.
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1 week ago |
ruck.co.uk | Tom Sansom
England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his England team to play a France XV at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 21 June (kick-off 3.15pm). George Ford and Jamie George are named as co-captains, for this uncapped fixture to ignite England’s Summer campaign of Argentina and the USA. Join RUCK’s Instagram broadcast channel and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone. In the front row, Fin Baxter starts at loosehead, alongside George at hooker and Joe Heyes at tighthead.
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1 week ago |
ruck.co.uk | Tom Sansom
The British & Irish Lions kick off their 2025 campaign with a bang tomorrow night, as they take on Argentina at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Andy Farrell has nailed down his team for the opening Test, and the head coach is expectant that his side will not hold back in this warm-up match against Los Pumas, in a fixture he calls ‘full blown’. “This is all about putting your best foot forward as a group. They’re representing the group.
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