A Welsh Lion and an English Wallaby

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The first Test in Brisbane is almost upon us! Can Australia defy the odds and shock the Lions at their spiritual home? Chris catches up with Lions legend Jamie Roberts to get his take on Jac Morgan's omission and what the impact will be on the Welsh fans' love for the Lions. Jamie also pinpoints where he expects Australia to target Andy Farrell's side tomorrow. We also get the Wallabies perspective with Geoff Parling, a former Lion himself. We hear how he's been preparing his players to deal with the emotion of facing the Lions on home soil.

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0:44.7	British and Irish Lions.
0:46.5	Our final pod before this eagerly awaited test series gets going.
0:51.8	Jeff Parling, the Wallaby assistant coach, the future Lester boss. He is coming up
0:55.8	on the pod. But we're sitting here just under the shadow of the sky tower in the heart of Brisbane,
1:03.1	just by the river. And Jamie Roberts is back with us. How are you? I'm excited, man. I'm excited.
1:10.1	Been an odd while, haven't you?
1:11.6	We are on the eve of one of the flagship games in our great sport, opening test of a
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