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- Andy Farrell is the 1/3 favourite to be the next Head Coach of the British & Irish Lions
- Warren Gatland has backed Farrell to take over as Head Coach
- What is the British & Irish Lions 2025 tour schedule?
Andy Farrell is the 1/3 favourite to be the next Head Coach of the British & Irish Lions
Preparation is already well underway for the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour with players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland coming together once again.
This time around they return to Australia looking to win once more 12 years on from their 2013 winning test series down under and there are now talks around who will be the head coach.
UK Betting Sites offer odds on who will lead the way for the British & Irish Lions with Ireland head coach Andy Farrell the clear favourite in the betting market to take charge.
Farrell has overseen massive growth for Ireland in the past 3 years and has been part of the British & Irish Lions defensive coaching on two previous tours so could fit right in.
Betway have now put Farrell as the clear favourite in the betting market at 1/3 with those odds giving an implied probability of 75% that he takes the job.
| British & Irish Lions 2025 Tour Head Coach | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Farrell | 1/3 | 75.0% |
| Steve Borthwick | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Gregor Townsend | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Graham Rowntree | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Leo Cullen | 8/1 | 11.1% |
What the expert says...
Warren Gatland has backed Farrell to take over as Head Coach
Wales head coach Warren Gatland revealed last week that he will not put his name forward this time around to coach the British and Irish Lions tour in 2025.
Gatland has led the way for the Lions in their last three tours with visits to Australia (2013), New Zealand (2017) and South Africa (2021) seeing them win, draw and lose respectively.
The New Zealander announced in his Telegraph article that he would be stepping back and that he wants Andy Farrell to be his successor.
"He was a key member of my Lions coaching teams on the tours of 2013 and 2017," Gatland said around Farrell's previous experience with the Lions.
What is the British & Irish Lions 2025 tour schedule?
The British & Irish Lions tour schedule in 2025 sees them travel down under to face Australia for three massive test matches, with 6 other matches taking place as warm-ups for those games.
The tour gets underway on June 28 2025 against Western Force, with the first test match against Australia coming 5 games later on Saturady July 19 2025.
Sky Sports have the full tour schedule up already as they have the broadcast rights to the tour once more.
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, June 28 | Western Force | Perth |
| Wednesday, July 2 | Queensland Reds | Brisbane |
| Saturday, July 5 | NSW Warratahs | Sydney |
| Wednesday, July 9 | ACT Brumbies | Canberra |
| Saturday, July 12 | Invitational AU-NZ | Adelaide |
| Saturday, July 19 | AUSTRALIA (first Test) | Brisbane |
| Wednesday, July 22 | Melbourne Rebels | Melbourne |
| Saturday, July 26 | AUSTRALIA (second Test) | Melbourne |
| Saturday, August 2 | AUSTRALIA (third Test) | Sydney |
