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

The British & Irish Lions have rarely been as heavily favoured to win a test as they will be for their opening clash with Australia on Saturday, even if you might not guess it listening to coach Andy Farrell.

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,

W allabies boss Joe Schmidt has admitted that Rob Valetini and Will Skelton could have played in their opening clash of the British and Irish Lions series. Australia will be without those two powerful forwards for the encounter in Brisbane this weekend due to injury.

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Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt has suggested that there has been a lack of “respect” given to his side ahead of the British and Irish Lions series. The two sides will go head-to-head in Brisbane this weekend in the first of three Tests, with the visitors heavy favourites for the contest.