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Record-breaking 1⃣5⃣ Lions for Irish Rugby, beating 14 they had in original 2009 squad before 3 dropped out injured With 6 locks selected, may be Tadhg Beirne will see more action at 6, with only 6 back-rowers in party England provide 13 inc both Smiths at 10, Wales just 2

As a 15-year-old, Pierre Schoeman (Schoe) saw the British & Irish Lions "red army" and was struck by the "fearless Lions" in an epic contest in South Africa Now Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Rugby prop will get to experience life inside the pride for himself ⤵️

.Scottish Rugby wing Darcy Graham told there is still “all to play for” despite missing out on Andy Farrell’s initial 38-man British & Irish Lions squad

Confirmation that popular Los Pumas wing Sebastian Cancelliere and South African lock JP du Preez will be joining Jordan, Mann & Venter among the 8 players leaving Warriors this summer Victims of a renewed focus on more Scottish-qualified players at the 2 Scottish pro teams

Lesser-spotted TH prop Murphy Walker makes his first start for Glasgow Warriors in over a year in their URC QF v DHL Stormers Henco Venter in at 8 on return from 6-week ban, with Jack Mann on bench Euan Ferrie starts at 6 but no Huw Jones in 23, Stafford McDowall starts at 13

"It's something that will be managed for the rest of his career" Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith explains Huw Jones' absence from their BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) QF v DHL Stormers But remains positive over his participation in British & Irish Lions tour ➡️shorturl.at/mkXqo RugbyPass

Edinburgh opt not to risk Duhan van der Merwe for BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) QF v Bulls in Pretoria Wing not quite match fit after 2 months out with ankle injury but should be 100% if Edinburgh reach SF Gilchrist still out, Young not travelled, no lock on bench.Bradbury to fill in if needed

RATINGS: They may be flying back to Scotland losers, but this was far from a poor performance from Edinburgh, as the ratings from Bryn Palmer 👨‍💻 show. #URC | #ScottishRugby | #EdinburghRugby Tap below for more ⬇️ rugbypass.com/news/edinburgh…

No Huw Jones again this week but with Adam Hastings coming in at 10, Tom Jordan moving to 12 and Sione Tuipulotu to 13, Glasgow Warriors effectively have 3 midfield playmakers all offering a triple threat Big test for Fin Richardson at TH in only his 8th senior start

RATINGS: 1⃣1⃣ players with a score of 5⃣ or under, but that's hardly surprising, writes Bryn Palmer 👨‍💻 #URC | #GlasgowWarriors | #ScottishRugby Tap below for more ⬇️ rugbypass.com/news/glasgow-p…

Looks like some extra players may be needed for game v Argentina - IF 12 Leinster Lions in URC final (4 currently injured), 3 in Prem final (Bath's Russell & Stuart, Tigers' Chessum), & Kinghorn (if fit) in T14 POs, are NOT involved v Pumas Plus 3/4 others also injury doubts

With the class of 2025 about to take their first steps towards a possible place in the British & Irish Lions pantheon, which players from the last 7 tours are already there?

"There was a lot of ‘this isn’t fair, this shouldn’t happen’." Saracens Rugby Club flanker Andy Onyeama-Christie on his journey back from horrendous injury and why heading to NZ with Scottish Rugby was a 'massive motivator' ➡️shorturl.at/SvSwM RugbyPass

"It adds to our depth in one of the most important positions on the field” - Townsend on Lancaster

Good news Blair Kinghorn won't be following Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly home and is expected to return to training 'over the coming days' after knee injury v ACT Whether that is quick enough to remain in contention for 1st Test, we'll see...🤞

Gregor Townsends sheds some light on why Fergus Burke (rather than Tom Jordan or Adam Hastings) is starting at 10 for Scottish Rugby v Fiji Rugby Union on Sat And why Jamie Dobie starts a Test at scrum-half for the 1st time... ➡️shorturl.at/jCf2D