Picking our 2029 Lions XV to beat New Zealand

For The Love Of Rugby

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Sports, Rugby

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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You thought the British & Irish Lions tour was over? Think again - it's never over! In today's episode, Ben Youngs & Dan Cole pick their XV for the first Test against New Zealand in 2029. And this totally won't look stupid in four years time... 📋 Fill out the FTLOR listener survey: https://forms.gle/rPGCtcPe7NpnBgfh6 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.2	Why are we doing this? For the love of the game, mate. For the love of rugby.
0:38.9	Let me introduce your hosts.
0:41.7	Some things need discussing.
0:44.2	Don't mistake being a sap for just being a realist.
0:47.6	No man has played for England more times than Ben Young's.
0:50.1	If you're having mints slash bolognais before the game,
0:52.5	you don't want to splash it on your nice, clean white top.
0:54.6	Oh, Dan Cole.
0:59.0	With his hundred caps, all his medals, his cuddly, cute face, and his beautifully shiny head for the love of rugby.
1:03.2	Enjoy.
1:05.8	We're doing another lion special, but we're projecting into the future.
1:12.8	We're looking at picking our 2029 Lions team for their tour in new zealand ben how are you doing i'm good may i've enjoyed
1:19.5	this process it's very very difficult i know that there's going to be a barrage of comments on the
1:23.9	back of this so bear with me um so i've picked 38 players. I've gone for like the
1:30.2	full touring party 38 who's going to New Zealand 29, right? Why have we done that? We need 15,
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