# Joe Schmidt
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Last week 20th July 2025 - 2nd August 2025
# Impact
From The 42
# Impact
9 Irish starters for the Lions could well have been 11 but for injury
Andy Farrell has beefed up his bench for the second Wallabies Test.
# Blues Brothers
From The 42
# Blues Brothers
'I'd only been there a day and Johnny Sexton was calling me'
Joe Tomane met up with some old Leinster team-mates in Brisbane.
# Big Impression
From The 42
# Big Impression
Lions survive a scare from brilliant First Nations & Pasifika XV
Toutai Kefu’s men took the fight to Andy Farrell’s Lions in Melbourne.
# Churchie
From The 42
# Churchie
'A lot of boys here who are still 15-years-old have got agents'
Churchie in Brisbane is one of Australia’s leading rugby schools.
# Split The G
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# Split The G
Second Test at the magnificent MCG looms for the Lions
Melbourne is a sports-crazy city where the AFL is king.
# Analysis
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# Analysis
Majestic Russell, Furlong's skills, and Curry's class
How the Lions raced into an insurmountable 19-point lead against the Wallabies.
Last month July 2025
# One Up
From The 42
# One Up
Lions start with a bang in Brisbane but Wallabies show signs of life
Andy Farrell’s men built a big lead to earn victory in the first Test.
# Koko
From The 42
# Koko
The three Wallabies legends who started a rugby pod
Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, and Drew Mitchell won 295 caps between them.
# Familiar Face
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# Familiar Face
'Coaching against the Lions was probably beyond my wildest dreams'
Irishman Eoin Toolan is part of Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies coaching team.
# On Tour
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# Underdogs
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# Openside
From The 42
# Openside
Van der Flier unlucky to miss out as Lions pick Curry at 7
Jac Morgan and Henry Pollock are not involved in the matchday 23 either.
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