Waratahs v British & Irish Lions - Saturday, 5 July @ SFS

[Qwertyrick]

I think injured. Not named in Indigenous squad either which you'd think he'd be a lock for normally.

Has the team already been announced ?
Isn't the game three weeks or so away ?

 

[Hogan]

NSW Waratahs Team to Play the British & Irish Lions


1. Loosehead Prop Tom Lambert (Sydney University)

2. Hooker Ethan Dobbins (Sydney University)

3. Tighthead Prop Taniela Tupou (West Harbour)

4. Left Lock Fergus Lee-Warner (Eastern Suburbs)

5. Right Lock Miles Amatosero (Eastern Suburbs)

6. Left Flanker Rob Leota (Eastern Suburbs)

7. Right Flanker Charlie Gamble (Eastern Suburbs)

8. Number Eight Hugh Sinclair (C - Northern Suburbs)

9. Scrumhalf Teddy Wilson (Eastern Suburbs)

10. Flyhalf Jack Bowen (Eastern Suburbs)

11. Left Wing Darby Lancaster (Eastern Suburbs)

12. Inside Centre Joey Walton (Gordon)

13. Outside Centre Lalakai Foketi (Manly)

14. Right Wing Andrew Kellaway (Randwick)

15. Fullback Lawson Creighton (Randwick)



Replacements

16. Reserve Mahe Vailanu (Gordon)

17. Reserve Jack Barrett (Eastern Suburbs)

18. Reserve Daniel Botha (Sydney University)

19. Reserve Matt Philip (Sydney University)

20. Reserve Jamie Adamson (Eastern Suburbs)

21. Reserve Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs)

22. Reserve Tane Edmed (Eastwood)

23. Reserve Henry O'Donnell (Northern Suburbs)



Match Details

What: NSW Waratahs v the British & Irish Lions

Where: Allianz Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney

When: Saturday, 5 July, 2025

Kick-off: 8 pm (AEST)

With Edmed being drafted in by Schmidt to train with the Wallabies, surely it would make good sense to start him at 10 against the Lions. Bowen is a club player at best. Not that it’s going to make a difference to the overall result though I guess.

 

[FullContact]

maybe he is on the bench as punishment for signing with the Taxpayers XV for 2026

 

[Wilson]

BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS (15-1): Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Blair Kinghorn, Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell, Ben Earl, Josh van der Flier, Henry Pollock, James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne (c), Finlay Bealham, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Pierre Schoeman

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Ellis Genge, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, Scott Cummings, Jac Morgan, Ben White, Marcus Smith

Beirne named captain as British & Irish Lions name three debutants to face NSW Waratahs

www.rugby.com.au

 

[molman]

BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS (15-1): Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Blair Kinghorn, Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell, Ben Earl, Josh van der Flier, Henry Pollock, James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne (c), Finlay Bealham, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Pierre Schoeman

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Ellis Genge, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, Scott Cummings, Jac Morgan, Ben White, Marcus Smith

Beirne named captain as British & Irish Lions name three debutants to face NSW Waratahs

www.rugby.com.au

Fair rotation, though some players need to get some minutes to make their case. Marcus Smith for example hasn't clocked up many yet and will be itching to get on early. James Ryan will need to impress. Furlong has looked off his best, so it'll be interesting to see how he goes when he comes on.

Kinghorn I believe flew in the other day, so I'll be curious to see how he slots in, though the Scottish partnership of Jones and Tuipulotu will sure help.

This is a pretty dynamic lineup.

 

[molman]

With Edmed being drafted in by Schmidt to train with the Wallabies, surely it would make good sense to start him at 10 against the Lions. Bowen is a club player at best. Not that it’s going to make a difference to the overall result though I guess.

If you've had Bowen running the show while Tane's been with the Wallabies it might not, not to mention you'd selfishly want to invest in the player who will still be with you next year. But agree, it will likely not make a lick of difference in the scheme of things.

 

[molman]

NSW Waratahs Team to Play the British & Irish Lions


1. Loosehead Prop Tom Lambert (Sydney University)

2. Hooker Ethan Dobbins (Sydney University)

3. Tighthead Prop Taniela Tupou (West Harbour)

4. Left Lock Fergus Lee-Warner (Eastern Suburbs)

5. Right Lock Miles Amatosero (Eastern Suburbs)

6. Left Flanker Rob Leota (Eastern Suburbs)

7. Right Flanker Charlie Gamble (Eastern Suburbs)

8. Number Eight Hugh Sinclair (C - Northern Suburbs)

9. Scrumhalf Teddy Wilson (Eastern Suburbs)

10. Flyhalf Jack Bowen (Eastern Suburbs)

11. Left Wing Darby Lancaster (Eastern Suburbs)

12. Inside Centre Joey Walton (Gordon)

13. Outside Centre Lalakai Foketi (Manly)

14. Right Wing Andrew Kellaway (Randwick)

15. Fullback Lawson Creighton (Randwick)



Replacements

16. Reserve Mahe Vailanu (Gordon)

17. Reserve Jack Barrett (Eastern Suburbs)

18. Reserve Daniel Botha (Sydney University)

19. Reserve Matt Philip (Sydney University)

20. Reserve Jamie Adamson (Eastern Suburbs)

21. Reserve Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs)

22. Reserve Tane Edmed (Eastwood)

23. Reserve Henry O'Donnell (Northern Suburbs)



Match Details

What: NSW Waratahs v the British & Irish Lions

Where: Allianz Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney

When: Saturday, 5 July, 2025

Kick-off: 8 pm (AEST)

I really want to see Tupou show up for this game, not in his random explosions of effort followed by sloppiness bording on reckless (like that lovely leg out in the Force game), but rather just some sustained, consistent effort like we've seen with Bell. Similar for Leota too. He had that potential to be almost Bobby V-esk, was consistently pushing for Wallabies contention, but he's really just not seemed to had the drive. Another who doesn't feel at his potential.

Also keen to see Philip off the pine.

 

[Yoda]

Wishing the Tahs the best but I’m tipping 60 plus to the Lions. It will be touch football for the ‘Lairns’!

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Yep expect the lions to win easily but certainly some key individual performances to keep an eye on, Tupou and Kellaway at risk of missing the wallabies 23 so need a big performance.
I think Pietsch, Canham and Salakaia-Loto have shown a good performance in a losing team can push your case

 

[rugbyAU]

I assume Kailea is injured?

Barrett is a big concern, played zero minutes of Super Rugby this year, had to go off early last year v Rebels after getting dominated at scrum time