Ireland Rugby Stars Dominate Lions XV Selected By Ex-England Man

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As for the XV that takes to the field for the Lions that day, there is set to be plenty of debate surrounding that matter over the next year or so.\nAndy Farrell will lead the team in Australia, with many expecting that he selects an Irish-heavy squad for the trip Down Under. That seems like a fair assumption, especially considering his familiarity with the players and Ireland's status as the best side in the Six Nations over the last few seasons.\nOf course, plenty can change by the time next summer rolls around.\n\n \n \n \n \n \nREAD HERE: Shane Horgan Says Ciarán Frawley's Heroics Must Force Big Changes At Leinster\nIreland Rugby Stars Dominate Lions XV Selected By Ex-England Man\nWe are likely to see countless predicted Lions XVs over the next 12 months, very few of which are likely to nail the team that Andy Farrell will select for that opening test in Brisbane.\n\n \n Recommended\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWales legend Sam Warburton shared his team for that game last week, although his decision to go with an England-heavy side at the expense of some Irish stalwarts caused quite a bit of debate.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nFormer England star Andy Goode has also jumped on the bandwagon, although his side is likely to be more welcome by Ireland supporters.\nWriting for RugbyPass, he would select eight Irish players in his Lions XV, including picking Caelan Doris as captain. Here is the team in full:\nBacks: Blair Kinghorn (Scotland), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England), Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland), James Lowe (Ireland), Finn Russell (Scotland), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland);\nForwards: Ellis Genge (England), Dan Sheehan (Ireland), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Ireland), Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Chandler Cunningham-South (England), Jac Morgan (Wales), Caelan Doris (Ireland) (c)\nFor those counting, that is eight Irish players, three Englishmen, three Scots, and one Wales star.\nThat is quite the contrast to Sam Warburton's team, who selected six England players and five from Ireland. He would also leave Caelan Doris out of that side.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nGoode would explain why he opted for the Leinster star as his captain:\nCaelan Doris completes the back row, is possibly the easiest pick of all and would be my captain as things stand after he led Ireland to victory over the Springboks in Durban last week.\nThe 26-year-old doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses, raises his game for the big occasions and is now showing real leadership qualities too.\nQuite a few pundits have suggested that Caelan Doris will captain the Lions next year, with the 26-year old looking likely to take over the Ireland captaincy duties next season.\nIf Ireland were to have eight players in the team for the opening test, you get the sense that not too many rugby fans from this part of the world would complain.\nSEE ALSO: Ireland Fans Will Not Be Impressed With Wales Legend's Lions XV For 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As for the XV that takes to the field for the Lions that day, there is set to be plenty of debate surrounding that matter over the next year or so.</p> <p>Andy Farrell will lead the team in Australia, with many expecting that he selects an Irish-heavy squad for the trip Down Under. That seems like a fair assumption, especially considering his familiarity with the players and Ireland's status as the best side in the Six Nations over the last few seasons.</p> <p>Of course, plenty can change by the time next summer rolls around.</p> <div class="not-prose"> <div class="table mx-auto w-full mb-4"> <div style="min-height: 170px;" class="relative z-50 mb-4" data-brid-player data-src="//services.brid.tv/player/build/brid.min.js" data-id="Brid_40702357" data-settings='{ "id":"11807", "width":"16", "height":"9", "playlist":"18868", "video_type":"0", "inviewBottomOffset": "80px" }'> <div id="Brid_40702357" class="brid"></div> </div> </div> </div><p><em>READ HERE: <a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/shane-horgan-says-ciaran-frawleys-heroics-must-force-big-changes-at-leinster-605290">Shane Horgan Says Ciarán Frawley's Heroics Must Force Big Changes At Leinster</a></em></p> <h2><strong>Ireland Rugby Stars Dominate Lions XV Selected By Ex-England Man</strong></h2> <p>We are likely to see countless predicted Lions XVs over the next 12 months, very few of which are likely to nail the team that Andy Farrell will select for that opening test in Brisbane.</p> <div class="not-prose relative z-10 bg-white px-4 rounded-md border border-gray-300 max-w-md mx-auto"> <div class="not-prose flex justify-start my-2"> <span class="not-prose font-serif md:text-sm">Recommended</span> </div> <div x-data="relatedArticles" x-init="getRelatedArticles('rugby')"> <template x-for="article in articles"> <div class="not-prose grid gap-y-2"> <div class="not-prose grid grid-cols-1 mb-2"> <a :href="article.url" :title="article.title" :aria-label="article.title" class="not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event" data-category="Recommended Article Tracker" data-action="click" :data-label="article.url" :data-value="article.url"> <div class="not-prose grid grid-cols-3 auto-rows-max md:pb-2 md:pb-0 gap-x-3"> <div class=" not-prose col-span-1"> <div class=" not-prose relative z-0"> <figure class="not-prose w-full"> <img class="aspect-video" width="130" height="73" :src="article.image" :alt="article.title" loading="lazy"> </figure> </div> </div> <h3 class="not-prose font-serif mb-4 col-span-2 leading-6 text-base" x-text="article.title"></h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </template> </div> </div><p>Wales legend <a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/ireland-rugby-fans-wales-legend-lions-xv-605236?utm_source=see+also&utm_medium=see+also&utm_campaign=see+also">Sam Warburton shared his team for that game last week</a>, although his decision to go with an England-heavy side at the expense of some Irish stalwarts caused quite a bit of debate.</p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[768,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":605455,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["irish-rugby","lions","andy-goode"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adDesktopMinWidth: 300px; --adDesktopMinHeight: 250px; "></div> </div> </div> <p>Former England star Andy Goode has also jumped on the bandwagon, although his side is likely to be more welcome by Ireland supporters.</p> <p>Writing for <em><a href="https://www.rugbypass.com/news/irish-still-dominate-lions-line-up-a-year-out-from-wallabies-series-andy-goode/">RugbyPass</a></em>, he would select eight Irish players in his Lions XV, including picking Caelan Doris as captain. Here is the team in full:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Backs:</strong> Blair Kinghorn (Scotland), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England), Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland), James Lowe (Ireland), Finn Russell (Scotland), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland);</p> <p><strong>Forwards:</strong> Ellis Genge (England), Dan Sheehan (Ireland), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Ireland), Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Chandler Cunningham-South (England), Jac Morgan (Wales), Caelan Doris (Ireland) (c)</p></blockquote> <p>For those counting, that is eight Irish players, three Englishmen, three Scots, and one Wales star.</p> <p>That is quite the contrast to Sam Warburton's team, who selected six England players and five from Ireland. He would also leave Caelan Doris out of that side.</p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[768,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":605455,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["irish-rugby","lions","andy-goode"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adDesktopMinWidth: 300px; --adDesktopMinHeight: 250px; "></div> </div> </div> <p>Goode would explain why he opted for the Leinster star as his captain:</p> <blockquote><p>Caelan Doris completes the back row, is possibly the easiest pick of all and would be my captain as things stand after he led Ireland to victory over the Springboks in Durban last week.</p> <p>The 26-year-old doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses, raises his game for the big occasions and is now showing real leadership qualities too.</p></blockquote> <p>Quite a few pundits have suggested that Caelan Doris will captain the Lions next year, with the 26-year old looking likely to take over the Ireland captaincy duties next season.</p> <p>If Ireland were to have eight players in the team for the opening test, you get the sense that not too many rugby fans from this part of the world would complain.</p> <h3>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/ireland-rugby-fans-wales-legend-lions-xv-605236?utm_source=see+also&utm_medium=see+also&utm_campaign=see+also">Ireland Fans Will Not Be Impressed With Wales Legend's Lions XV For 2025</a></h3> <div class="w-full"><a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/ireland-rugby-fans-wales-legend-lions-xv-605236?utm_source=see+also&utm_medium=see+also&utm_campaign=see+also"><div class="relative bg-gray-50 mx-auto overflow-hidden container_wide not-prose"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-605238 max-w-970 w-full" height="557" width="991" src="https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNFxcXC8wN1xcXC8yMDE1MTgyMlxcXC9VbnRpdGxlZC1kZXNpZ24tMjAyNC0wNy0yMFQxNTE3MTAuMjIyLnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo5OTEsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1NTcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5iYWxscy5pZVxcXC9pbWFnZXNcXFwvYnJhbmQtaW1hZ2UuanBnXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6e1wib3V0cHV0XCI6XCJhdmlmXCIsXCJxdWFsaXR5XCI6NTV9fSIsImhhc2giOiIzMjdmN2I2ZDE5MDVjMDlhNTdmYjg3ODEyYjdmNzQxZjMwMTlmM2Y1In0=/ireland-stars-dominate-2025-lions-xv-selected-by-former-england-man.png" alt=""></div></a></div> </article>  </div> <div class="mb-10 lg:mb-4 mt-10"> <div class="grid grid-cols-12 pb-28 lg:pb-8 pt-28 lg:pt-6 bg-primary-800 bg-no-repeat bg-cover bg-left" > <div class="col-span-12 text-center w-full"> <span class="text-white text-2xl lg:text-4xl font-serif pb-2 block">Join The Monday Club</span> <span class="text-white text-md lg:text-lg font-serif pb-8 block">Have a tip or something brilliant you wanted to share on? 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