Fin Smith to start at fly-half for British and Irish Lions vs Argentina, with Marcus Smith at full-back; Maro Itoje captains side for first time; watch the Lions vs Argentina in the first tour ...

Marcus Smith will start at full-back for the British & Irish Lions when they face Argentina in their pre-tour fixture in Dublin on Friday night. There are nine Englishmen in Farrell's starting XV.

Sport; Rugby Union; Marcus Smith; British Lions sent five-word Marcus Smith message after early Andy Farrell decision Marcus Smith is one of the most dynamic players in the British and Irish Lions ...

Van der Merwe has performance to forget, Marcus Smith struggles at full-back. Looking through the Lions side and each individual performance at the Aviva Stadium, two of the players to come out of ...

Gavin Mairs Chief Rugby Union Correspondent, in Dublin . Charlie Morgan Senior Rugby Writer ... Marcus Smith gets the first run at full-back in a team skippered by Maro Itoje.

Jac Morgan starts at open side flanker with the only other Welshman in the 38-man squad, scrumhalf Tomos Williams, on the bench. Ben Earl and Tom Curry complete the back row, with 20-year-old Henry ...

Ellis Genge staked a claim for a starting spot while Duhan van der Merwe and Marcus Smith struggled as the British and Irish Lions kicked off their 2025 tour with a 28-24 defeat to Argentina in ...