The Lions Vs Argentina
Lions v Argentina | Tour Warm Up Game | 23 June 2025 The British and Irish Lions officially kicked off their tour with a narrow loss to Argentina on sunbathed Friday evening at Croke Park. It was the first loss by a Lions side in a warmup game since 1971 against an Argentina side short of some of its star players. In this blog we’ll look at what this means for the tour, team selection and players over the next few weeks. The Game With a backdrop of red shirts on a warm Friday evening this was the perfect way to kick off the tour. Argentina played their part, attacking from multiple points around the field, taking advantage of the Lion’s lack of cohesion and game control. Farrell had asked before the game for the players to express themselves and this is what they attempted to do, with mixed results. The Forwards Farrell can be happy with the dominance at the scrum and less happy with the impact of his back row. The social media bromance between Bealham and Genge translated to both pro...