Jamie Osborne and Thomas Clarkson set to experience the joy of becoming a Lion

The two young Irishmen among a group of five debutants handed the opportunity of a rugby-playing lifetime.

DEBUTANTS: Thomas Clarkson and Jamie Osborne of British & Irish Lions with team captain Maro Itoje. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

The British & Irish Lions go into their final midweek match of this 2025 tour against the First Nations & Pasifika XV with two different narratives around team selection.

First, the joy of becoming a Lion for the likes of Jamie Osborne and Thomas Clarkson, two young Irishmen among a group of five debutants handed the opportunity of a rugby-playing lifetime to join a select group of players representing the best of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh rugby, if only for one game.