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Andy Farrell has been named as the new Lions head coach | PICTURE: Sportsfile
Irish boss Andy Farrell has be named as the new British and Irish Lions head coach this morning for the Lions men's 2025 tour to Australia.
Farrell will start in his role in December 2024 and will work solely with the Lions until the conclusion of the 2025 Tour to Australia. He will confirm his full British & Irish Lions coaching team in due course.
Farrell, the 2023 world rugby coach of the year has been part of the Irish coaching setup since 2016 having worked as defence coach under Joe Schmidt before being named as head coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
During his tenure as head coach, he has guided Ireland to two triple crowns in 2022 and 2023, the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2023 and led the team to number one in the world rugby rankings. Farrell also recorded a famous first-ever series win against New Zealand in the summer of 2022, four months before overseeing a win over Australia in Dublin.
Speaking at the official unveiling of the role at the head office of global insurance group, Howden, Andy Farrell said “It is a tremendous honour and a privilege to be named head coach of the British & Irish Lions. I know how special Lions Tours are having been involved in the 2013 and 2017 Tours, so I am delighted to get the chance to lead the team in 2025.
“There is a wealth of talent across Britain and Ireland, and I am looking forward to building a team that can deliver the ultimate goal of success in Australia. I also want to thank the Irish Rugby Football Union for their support in allowing me to accept this prestigious opportunity.”
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