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Wallabies v British & Irish Lions

No Welsh players in a British and Irish Lions test team for the first time in 129 years

An important element in the great tradition of uniting players from Britain and Ireland to form the Lions will be missing Saturday when there’s no Welshman in the test squad for the first time in 129...

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The pivotal British & Irish Lions pick that could undo Australia in first Test

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No Welshman in British & Irish Lions Test team for first time in more than 100 years

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Report: Valetini and Skelton to miss first Test for Wallabies

Both players missed the Wallabies warm-up win over Fiji with calf complaints, but the hosts had hoped they would be fit in time to fact the Lions.

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Injury outlook positive for Wallabies ahead of Lions opener, says line-out coach

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Wallabies Get Valetini Fitness Boost Ahead Of Lions Test

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And then there were none... Welsh rugby reels from Lions blow

For the first time in more than 100 years, no Welshman will be involved when the British and Irish Lions play a Test match.

British and Irish Lions: Tom Curry, Sione Tuipulotu start first Test vs Australia as Owen Farrell, Henry Pollock miss out on squad

Andy Farrell names British and Irish Lions squad to face Australia in first Test; Tom Curry, Sione Tuipulotu start; Owen Farrell, Henry Pollock not in 23; watch first Australia vs Lions Test on Saturd

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British and Irish Lions vs. Australia: Sione Tuipulotu, Huw Jones to start; Owen Farrell out

Sione Tuipulotu will start at inside centre for the British and Irish Lions in the first Test against the Wallabies on Saturday, with the Australian-born Scot having beaten out Irish veteran Bundee Aki for the chance to start in Brisbane.

Lions deserve credit for not bowing to pressure and picking token Welsh player

Of all the moments of reckoning for Welsh rugby since the last World Cup, few have been so bleak as the principality’s failure to produce even a single member of the British and Irish Lions squad here in Brisbane,

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Classic Match: 2013 British & Irish Lions claim first win with North stunner

When the British & Irish Lions stepped out for their first Test against Australia in 2013, they were seeking their first series victory in 16 years.

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British and Irish Lions team: Maro Itoje hits 100 in an Ireland-heavy XV as Andy Farrell makes surprising calls for series opener

Andy Farrell has named his British and Irish Lions matchday squad for the Test series opener against Australia in Brisbane. Maro Itoje will captain the famous touring team in what will be his 100th Test appearance and will be partnered by Joe McCarthy in the second-row.

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British and Irish Lions injury woes mount with Mack Hansen a major doubt for first Australia Test

The Ireland and Connacht star has impressed during the tour so far to stake his claim to rival the likes of James Lowe and Tommy Freeman for a starting spot on the wing against the Wallabies, only to suffer a foot injury during the final warm-up game against an AUNZ Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday.

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Graham, Sutherland and Ashman called up as cover for the Lions

Darcy Graham, Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman will become the latest Lions as Andy Farrell's squad rises to 44 players.