Tadhg Beirne – Eire
Membership: Munster
Age: 33
Caps: 61
Lions: 2021 and 2025
Beirne, who performs at blind-side flanker or within the second row, got here off the bench within the first and second Checks in South Africa.
The Munster captain has been one among Farrell’s go-to starters for Eire and he’ll hope to be trusted from the beginning in crimson.
Ollie Chessum – England
Membership: Leicester Tigers
Age: 24
Caps: 28
Lions: Debutant
Chessum can be snug at blind-side flanker or at lock, together with his line-out capability making him a daily below Borthwick.
The Premiership winner in 2023 lately gained participant of the match towards Italy on this 12 months’s Six Nations.
Scott Cummings – Scotland
Membership: Glasgow Warriors
Age: 28
Caps: 42
Lions: Debutant
Cummings, who scored in Glasgow’s United Rugby Championship closing towards South African facet Bulls final 12 months, performed each minute of Scotland’s Six Nations marketing campaign final 12 months, however missed this 12 months’s marketing campaign after breaking his thumb.
The specialist lock has performed solely as soon as since January after returning to motion on the finish of April, together with his most up-to-date Scotland look coming in victory over Australia in November.
Maro Itoje – England (captain)
Membership: Saracens
Age: 30
Caps: 93
Lions: 2017, 2021 and 2025
Since taking on as England captain in the beginning of this 12 months, Itoje has returned to his greatest kind that noticed him characteristic up to now six Lions Checks.
In 2017, the England lock went to New Zealand because the youngest Lions participant and he now leads the staff on his third tour.
Joe McCarthy – Eire
Membership: Leinster
Age: 24
Caps: 19
Lions: Debutant
The Eire lock was pushed rapidly into the Check area, making his aggressive ball-carrying – at 6ft 6in and greater than 19 stone – a degree of distinction after his worldwide debut in 2022.
A player-of-the-match efficiency in his first Six Nations begin towards France final 12 months in Marseille confirmed his athletic profile might match the perfect on the earth.
James Ryan – Eire
Membership: Leinster
Age: 28
Caps: 72
Lions: Debutant
Ryan was a notable omission from the 2021 Lions squad however has been trusted by Farrell, having began each recreation of Eire’s 2023 Grand Slam win.
An out-an-out lock, Ryan is understood for his excessive workrate and management abilities, captaining Leinster and Eire up to now.
