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Wales Online
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
How to watch Lions v Argentina on TV tonight for free - channel and kick-off time
How to watch Lions v Argentina on TV tonight for free - channel and kick-off time Andy Farrell has named a strong British & Irish Lions XV to face Argentina in Dublin Jac Morgan starts at openside flanker. (Image: (Photo by) ) The 2025 British & Irish Lions series gets under way tonight with Andy Farrell's side taking on Argentina in Dublin. The iconic touring team will play Australia in this year's edition, and it will mark the return of full stadiums for the first time since 2017, when they toured New Zealand. This evening's match against Los Pumas marks the first-ever Lions fixture to take place at the Aviva Stadium and will kickstart six weeks of rugby action Down Under. The two teams will contest for the 1888 Cup and follows the tradition of playing the first warm-up fixture on home soil. In 2021, of course, the Lions played against Japan at Murrayfield, which is where Alun Wyn Jones famously dislocated his shoulder ahead of captaining the tour, before making a miraculous return just 18 days later. Lions CEO Ben Calveley touched on the importance of the opening fixture in Ireland. "The opportunity to play in Dublin at Aviva Stadium in front of more than 50,000 Lions fans will make for a great occasion and the perfect send‑off," he began. Article continues below "British & Irish Lions tours have a rich heritage built over 130 years of touring but alongside our strong history which we are very proud of, it is important that we look for ways in which to evolve our tours. "This pre‑tour fixture is one such example of this and builds on the success of the pre‑tour fixture against Japan at Murrayfield in 2021 which was a resounding success. "British & Irish Lions fans are a core part of what makes a great Lions tour. This fixture in Aviva Stadium gives fans who may not be travelling to Australia the opportunity to see the Lions in action which is really important to us." Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the clash. Viewing details Lions v Argentina is being shown for free live on S4C (Wales) and TG4 (Ireland). It marks an historic co-production partnership between the two national broadcasters, who offer fans free-to-air coverage of the opening match. Sky Sports have the right to the full Lions tour, and will also be showing the match on Sky Sports Main Event. Sarra Elgan will be joined by former Welsh internationals Ken Owens, Jamie Roberts and Mike Phillips for analysis on S4C. If you would like to live stream the game on desktop, mobile or tablet, then head over to the S4C Clic app, or BBC iPlayer (look for S4C channel) to watch. What time is kick-off? The British and Irish Lions v Argentina kicks off at 8pm on Friday, June 20, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Team news Lions XV: Marcus Smith; Tommy Freeman, Sione Tuipulotu, Bundee Aki, Duhan van der Merwe; Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell; Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Finlay Bealham, Maro Itoje, Tadhg Beirne, Tom Curry, Jac Morgan, Ben Earl. Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Pierre Schoeman, Tadhg Furlong, Scott Cummings, Henry Pollock, Tomos Williams, Elliot Daly, Mack Hansen. Article continues below Argentina XV: Carreras; Isgro, Cinti, Piccardo, Mendy; Albornoz, Garcia; Vivas, Montoya (c), Sclavi, Molina, Rubiolo, Matera, Gonzalez, Oviedo Replacements: Bernasconi, Wenger, Coria Marchetti, Grondona. S, Moro, Benitez Cruz, Moroni, Cordero
Evening Standard
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Evening Standard
British and Irish Lions vs Argentina: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h, odds today
The traditional curtain-raiser will see the 1888 Cup on the line for only the second time, with the Lions having won it four years ago by beating Japan at Murrayfield ahead of the trip to South Africa in a game that saw captain Alun Wyn Jones suffer a dislocated shoulder that ruled him out for the summer.
Irish Independent
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: Millionaire Hoarders, Hillwalkers and We Were Liars
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Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Major Lions reveal on eve of Aviva Stadium clash with Pumas with historic first
There will be not one, but two, British and Irish Lions firsts at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night. The clash with Argentina for the 1888 Cup, the only game that Andy Farrell's squad are playing in Ireland or Britain before heading to Australia on Saturday morning, is the first time that the Lions will play on Irish soil. But it has now also been revealed that, for the first time ever, the Lions will have names on the back of shirts for the matchday 23. The first time that names of players was put on the back of jerseys was in 2022, when England did so for the Autumn Nations. The game is expected to be a sell out in Ballsbridge with only a couple of hundred tickets still available in midweek.
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ex-Ireland rugby star makes big claim about the Lions v Argentina in Dublin
Alan Quinlan claims that the Lions' historic first game on Irish soil is mostly about making money. And the former Munster great believes that current Ireland star Mack Hansen, who is named on the bench against Argentina, was 50-50 to make the cut for Andy Farrell's travelling squad. There has been a lot of criticism of the price of tickets for Friday night's 1888 Cup clash that pits the Lions against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium, a fixture that will not have full Test status. However the game will be a sell-out at the 51,700 capacity ground in Dublin 4 as the Lions play their first game before flying to Australia for the tour proper on Saturday morning. "There's a lot of spend on putting a Lions tour together, paying players, coaches, match fees, hotels," Quinlan told Grosvenor Sport. "I know there's loads of sponsors there, but it has to generate some money. I'm sure this fixture is about that. The Argentina game is great for the players but it doesn't get the blood flowing really, does it?" Former Ireland flanker Quinlan missed out on the Lions tour of South Africa in 2009 after picking up a 12-week ban in the Heineken Cup semi-final loss to Leinster. There are 16 Ireland players due to be on the plane to Australia, with six involved against the Pumas - including Connacht's Hansen, who makes the bench after an ankle injury ended his season early for the province. "He was someone who was possibly 50-50," said Quinlan. "He has had a few injuries, missed some games, during the Six Nations. I'm not saying that any of these Irish players didn't deserve to get selected. "Obviously the head coach, who's been involved in numerous other British and Irish Lions tours, has the credibility to make these selections and make these calls based on the players he knows." While most of the URC final winning Leinster contingent will be watching from the stands - only Rónan Kelleher and Tadhg Furlong are involved on the bench - Quinlan predicts that compatriots Jack Conan and Josh van der Flier are in pole position to start in the back row with England's Tom Curry. "I think the way the game has gone, there's a lot of guys who can play second or back row, Ollie Chessum, Tadhg Beirne among them, even Maro Itoje," he said. "Jack Conan is probably your most natural out and out eight. Ben Earl has played there and done very well for England. So has Curr (Tom Curry), but he has started primarily as a Seven. I think if you were picking a Test team tomorrow you are picking Curry, Conan plus possibly Josh van der Flier on what will be fast tracks in Australia. "I think they all have arguments in their own right and on paper now you could pick numerous different options who would probably do a very good job and would have a strong argument to be there, which is a good place for this Lions squad to be in. "They have six warm-up games, essentially there's time for guys to put their hand up and for permutations to appear. Farrell will mix and match. "I don't think there's too many nailed down positions for the Test side, probably three or four and the rest are up for grabs. Itoje is one, obviously. Dan Sheehan is another one. He's probably the other nailed-on person there alongside Finn Russell and Tommy Freeman." As for the Test games against the Wallabies to come, Quinlan expects Joe Schmidt to have the hosts primed for the challenge but he predicts that Farrell's squad will get the series victory they crave. "I think the Lions will be favourites," he remarked. "Knowing Joe and seeing what he did with Ireland and what he did with New Zealand at the World Cup, he certainly pulled out a few opportunities and a few strike players against Ireland, which hurt them in that quarter-final. "He's just so diligent in everything he does and he'll have a plan here, and I think he'll want to make sure that he goes out on a high. With Joe's knowledge of Northern Hemisphere rugby and knowing most of the Lions' players inside out he will have done his analysis. "He will have been working overtime to find strategies and weaknesses and opportunities. He is someone who's going to have a group that will know what they're doing. "The Lions are still favourites and rightly so, but if Australia get any sort of a platform around the set piece and a physical presence then they'll be very competitive."
