The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia gets underway this weekend as they face Western Force in Perth, live on talkSPORT.
The official tour started last Friday at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, but this match will be the first Down Under.
The Lions made a dreadful start to the summerGettyThings couldn’t have started much worse for Andy Farrell and co last week.
The Lions faced Argentina in their opening game and were beaten 28-24 in a performance that was slammed by the head coach.
Of course, Argentina are a quality side, but it was the manner of the defeat that concerned Farrell.
They will have to get better fast or it could turn into a tough tour, which has happened in the past.
Lions vs Western Force: Date and how to follow
The second match of the Lions tour will take place on Saturday, June 28.
Kick-off at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia is set for 11am UK time.
talkSPORT will have live commentary of the match, with Andrew McKenna, Alfie Reynolds and Ben Kay taking you through the action.
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You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The action will be shown on Sky Sports The Lions from 10am.
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Farrell was furious with his side’s performance on opening nightGettyLions vs Western Force: Team news
British and Irish Lions: Daly, Hansen, Ringrose, Tuipulotu, Lowe, Russell, Williams, Schoeman, Sheehan (C), Furlong, Cummings, McCarthy, Beirne, Van der Flier, Pollock
Replacements: Kelleher, Porter, Stuart, Chessum, Conan, Mitchell, Jones, M Smith
Western Force: Donaldson, Grealy, Proctor, Stewart, Pietsch, Harford, White (C), T Robertson, Paenga-Amosa, Hoskins, Carter, Swain, Harris, Champion de-Crespigny, Ekuasi
Replacements: Dolly, Pearce, Tauakipulu, Faifua, Prinsep, H Robertson, Burey, Kuenzie
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) – Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO): Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Full British and Irish Lions squad
Forwards
Finlay Bealham (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks/England) Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) Ben Earl (Saracens/England) Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (C) Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales) Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England) Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)Backs
Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Elliot Daly (Saracens/England) Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England) Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby/Wales)Lions vs Western Force: What has been said?
Farrell’s anger at losing the opening match with a poor performance was clear.
He said: “It wasn’t exactly a show from us, it was a show from Argentina. First and foremost, congratulations to them, they thoroughly deserve their win.
“They capitalised on all the errors we made. But as far as we’re concerned, there is a lot to do. You cannot win any Test match with that error rate.
“We lost enough ball there for a full tour, let alone a match against a good side like Argentina. We threw passes that were never on.
“It wasn’t just that, it was the aerial battle and the scraps on the floor. They were hungrier than us, that is just not acceptable. The lineout and breakdown work was off a bit at times.
“I’m disappointed. We need to be honest with ourselves, take the learning and improve, then at least it will stand for something.”
The Lions on talkSPORT
talkSPORT has all of the British and Irish Lions matches live across the network. Eddie Jones is among the star-studded line-up leading the coverage Down Under.
June 20, Dublin: Lions vs Argentina
June 28, Perth: Lions vs Western Force
July 2, Brisbane: Lions vs Queensland Reds
July 5, Sydney: Lions vs New South Wales Waratahs
July 9, Canberra: Lions vs ACT Brumbies
July 12, Adelaide: Lions v ANZAC XV
July 12, Brisbane: Lions v Wallabies
July 22, Melbourne: Lions v First Nations and Pasifika XV
July 26, Melbourne: Lions v Wallabies
August 2, Sydney: Lions v Wallabies
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