Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions look to make an early impact down under as they face Western Force on Saturday in their first tour match.

England will approach this summer’s home World Cup with “no regrets” says Red Roses head coach John Mitchell.

Irish Rugby’s performance director David Humphreys says the union must make three of their four provincial sides “more competitive” if they are to remain in the upper echelons of the sport.

Ireland captain Éanna McCarthy said they went back to the drawing board after finishing bottom of this year’s Six Nations and he’s confident they have re-aligned themselves to do well at the World Rugby U-20 Championship which kicks off tomorrow when they take on Georgia in Calvisano (5.0, Irish time).

Canberra-born winger has ‘no regrets’ about his decision to play for Ireland

Can Andy Farrell’s side bounce back from defeat to Argentina?

CHRIS FOY IN PERTH: When the tourists face Western Force at Optus Stadium on Saturday, it will be just three weeks until their series opener against Australia in Brisbane.

The Western Force 23-player team list for Saturday’s series-opening tour game against the British & Irish Lions has been confirmed.
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Leicester Tigers sign winger Gabriel Hamer-Webb, hooker John Stewart, fly-half Billy Searle and versatile forward James Thompson.

Tommy O’Brien hopes Ireland’s two-Test summer tour of Georgia and Portugal is the beginning of something special.

Ben Donaldson is on his way to Perth, the Wallabies back rushed into Western Force’s run-on XV for their clash with the British & Irish Lions following a hamstring injury to veteran Kurtley Beale.

Centre Hunter Paisami and hooker Matt Faessler are released by Australia and can play for Queensland against the British and Irish Lions.

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman says overseas-born players in the British and Irish Lions squad “fully take on” the role.

Lions great Willie John McBride has said the number of players in the squad born outside of Britain and Ireland ‘bothered’ him

The 20-year-old rising star won made his debut off the bench in Friday’s 28-24 defeat by Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.

Wales head for Japan hoping their Two-test trip will see them end their painful run of international defeats.

Twelve months ago the idea of scrum-half Ben Murphy being part of the Ireland senior squad for next month’s tour to Georgia and Portugal might have seemed, in his own words, “far-fetched”.

Elliot Daly has opened up about the humbling defeat that is driving him to make a statement against Australia on his third Lions tour.

DAN BIGGAR: The two British & Irish Lions tours I went on as a player in 2017 and 2021 both started with a bit of rustiness – as Andy Farrell’s class of 2025 did last Friday night.

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has responded to the Lions after their warning saying that he is contractually obligated to release Test players for the Lions’ warm-up games.

Steve Borthwick names 10 uncapped players in squad for summer tour of Argentina and USA; Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is included despite being banned for the first two games; watch Englands two-Test series against Argentina live on Sky Sports

CHRIS FOY IN PERTH: Soon after arriving for Lions duty, Will Stuart found himself lurking behind a curtain next to his unsuspecting Irish room-mate’s bed, in the middle of the night.

CHRIS FOY: The Lions have arrived in Australia, bristling from their pre-tour false start in Dublin and ready for another survival mission.

NIK SIMON IN PERTH: The Lions touched down in Australia on Sunday, with Andy Farrell attempting to play down the fitness concerns.

Tom Curry says the British and Irish Lions must be prepared to have “tough conversations” in the wake of Friday’s defeat by Argentina in Dublin.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is sent off as Steve Borthwick’s England XV concede two late tries in a disappointing defeat by a France XV at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium.

Sexton has previously been critical of Russell.

Crusaders defeat Chiefs 16-12 in Christchurch to claim 13th Super Rugby Pacific championship

The former Wales rugby star faces a critical summer but believes he can return to rugby and excel once again

The Lion who once roamed the world has only to lift his head to glimpse his happy hunting ground. ‘That’s where I learned rugby,’ says John Beattie, looking out on the Glasgow Academy.

Hove Rugby Football Club welcomed England Red Roses players Zoe Harrison and Tatyana Heard for a special free coaching session.

Josh Adams and his team-mates have been pushed to their limits ahead of the trip to Japan

BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team take a look at the origins of the British and Irish Lions

Geordan Murphy has been on an emotional roller-coaster ride for the past few days — and he doesn’t want to get off. Last Saturday, Ireland’s fullback was part of the Leicester team that was walloped by Wasps in the Premiership final.

NIK SIMON: The rugby world flocks to Australia this summer for the Lions tour, Joe Marler has decided to tread a different path. He will be bashing his way around padel courts and going on TV.

After losing their opening tour game for the first time since 1971, Friday night’s 28-24 loss to Argentina leaves Andy Farrell’s side with plenty of areas of improvement before they reach Australia.

Opportunities abound under Steve Borthwick during Lions summer as Argentina and USA tests loom

The British & Irish Lions head Down Under this summer before taking on the Wallabies in a three-Test series. Here’s everything you need to know.

Borthwick dropped George as skipper in favour of Maro Itoje ahead of the Six Nations earlier this year but the hooker is back co-captaining the side against a France XV this weekend

Lions boss Andy Farrell has named his stating side for the first of the summer matches against Argentina on Friday, with four foreign-born players included in the 15 and two more in the replacements.

ALEX BYWATER IN DUBLIN: From Quinta do Lago to the Aviva Stadium, the sun has followed the British & Irish Lions around since Andy Farrell’s squad first met up in Richmond on May 18.

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt describes Bundee Aki and Sione Tuipulotu as a “southern hemisphere centre partnership” when running the rule over Andy Farrell’s first British and Irish Lions selection.

Shamed former Scotland star Rufus McLean is set to make a controversial return to international rugby with the USA – and could potentially face Gregor Townsend’s side at Murrayfield this year.

Andy Farrell’s side have Dublin send-off before embarking on Australia tour

Veteran fly-half James O’Connor looks set to miss out on facing the British and Irish Lions after being left out of Australia’s squad for the only warm-up game.

Ulster back row James McNabney is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering an ACL injury.

Scotland and British & Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell signs a new contract to stay at Bath until June 2028.

Maro Itoje captains the touring side for the first time and is joined in the starting XV by Marcus Smith.

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Argentina fly-half Santiago Carreras says the in-form Pumas are relishing getting their teeth into the British and Irish Lions on Friday.