Andy Farrell leaves two spots for injured players to be added to Lions squad

A huge revelation from the head coach.

The nationality breakdown is as follows: 15 Ireland, 13 England, 8 Scotland, 2 Wales.

This makes up 38 players, despite the fact that it was expected to be a 40-man squad.

However, Farrell looks to have cleared this up with his comments at the live announcement.

According to Daily Telegraph journalist Gavin Mairs and Times journalist Will Slattery, Farrell has left two slots open for players who have yet to prove their fitness.

He specifically mentioned his out-half/centre son, Owen Farrell, and according to Slattery said, "he’s still “finding his way” with fitness, but he was in the conversation, because of his experience and leadership."

Lions squad 2025:

Props: Andrew Porter (Ireland), Ellis Genge (England), Pierre Schoeman (Scotland), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Will Stuart (England), Zander Fagerson (Scotland)

Hooker: Dan Sheehan (Ireland), Rónan Kelleher (Ireland), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England)

Lock: Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), James Ryan (Ireland), Scott Cummings (Scotland), Joe McCarthy (Ireland), Ollie Chessum (England)

Back row: Jack Conan (Ireland), Ben Earl (England), Henry Pollock (England), Jac Morgan (Wales), Josh van der Flier (Ireland), Tom Curry (England)

Scrum-half: Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland), Alex Mitchell (England), Tomos Williams (Wales)

Out-half: Finn Russell (Scotland), Fin Smith (England), Marcus Smith (England)

Centre: Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland), Huw Jones (Scotland), Bundee Aki (Ireland)

Wing: Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), James Lowe (Ireland), Mack Hansen (Ireland), Tommy Freeman (England), Elliot Daly (England)

Fullback: Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)