by With a serial victory obtained in Australia, the hierarchy of the British and Irish lions will now return home to debriefing the tour and begins to wait for their next trip to New Zealand.
A certain number of changes to the structure of the Quadrian adventure are on the table while the Lions are preparing to face the All Blacks in 2029, a trip that will follow the visit of the inaugural women in the country in two years.
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Sketches of a team at this stage would be pure madness – so many things can and will change over the next four years, while the identity of the head coach, even if Andy Farrell again, will dictate a lot.
New stars will emerge in the intermediate period while others will disappear, although we hope that the fluctuating fortunes of each nation will meet to leave a more equal propagation of representation through the team.
Although all forecasts for those are purely speculative at this point, here are five players who could shape the series next time:
Caelan Doris, Ireland
Caelan Doris underwent a shoulder injury to the worst time possible (Getty Images)
Let’s start with something for a forgotten man in the past seven weeks, a potential skipper has denied his first tour of the British and Irish lions by the most cruel injury. Caelan Doris had established himself both as a certain starter and a leadership before a trip in 2025 where he would surely prospered.
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It is a slightly strange quirk that Jack Conan started the last six Lions tests without ever really ordering a place at the first choice at n ° 8 for Ireland. Having had 33 years during the trip, his time in red is surely at the end, perhaps opening the way to another Irish to take the shirt. Maybe the Doris / Farrell axis will have found a way to end the misfortune in the World Cup of their nation by then …
Henry Pollock, England
Henry Pollock sometimes impressed during his first Lions tour (Pa Wire)
As a learning experience for a young player who has a fairly extraordinary increase, the lions tour felt perfectly perfect for Henry Pollock. The 20 -year -old has sometimes flashed, presenting his unique mixture of speed and competence in large canals and work as a connector and collector who marked him as a special perspective. However, he has always felt a long -term shot that he would present in tests given the depth of the options available on the sides.
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Pollock would be expected to be fully established at the international level when the tour in 2029 takes place. That said, the rear rows of England is suddenly incredibly congested – Tom Curry’s standards refuse to slip, Sam Underhill was back with a blow in Argentina, Ben Curry and Ben Earl are options in place; Guy Pepper looks an increased force. Add Tom Willis and Chandler Cunningham-South and Pollock could fight on his hands for autumn participation.
Dan Sheehan, Ireland
Dan Sheehan capitalized on the lions in a tour game (Getty Images)
A little recommendable light-out on Tom Lynagh has slightly spoiled a differently exemplary trip to Australia for Dan Sheehan. The Irish whore set the tone from the start, captain and marking in the first two minutes of victory over Western strength. A whore very in the modern mold, its line darts can be forgotten, but it was solid in this area unlike some of its colleagues to the miserable conditions of the third test.
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At just 26 years old, he must have another tour or two in him. Farrell clearly assesses his leadership, and can seek to further develop this aspect of Sheehan’s game as the 2027 World Cup approaches after a recent significant loss of experience of his Irish team. It is difficult to see, at this stage, a challenge emerging for the whore lions berth but pay attention to Kepu Tuipulotu in Bath.
Mac page, Wales
The MACS page is a rising star of Welsh rugby (Getty Images)
Probably the most daring call for this quintet, but there is so much to be excited by the Mac page. In a relatively compact setting, page contains a lot of rhythm and power and its ability to play in the outdoor center and on the wing is precious at a time when the versatility of position behind is more and more a must as six / two benches become more and more common.
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Page did a tour in Japan with Wales this summer without making its appearance, but its time will surely come after a solid season with the Scarlets. The return of Louis Rees-Zammit, which would have concluded an agreement with the R360 League, but could still return to the rugby of the traditional club in advance, could complicate things, and others, including Mason Grady and Blair Murray, will also look at the backdoor outside under the new coach of Welsh Steve Tandy.
Versatile back elsewhere, the development of Jamie Dobie can be one to watch with the scrum scrum half more and more deployed as a wing option.
The British and Irish lions, Captain Maro Itoje, celebrates the victory of the series against Australia (PA Wire)
Already assured of an inheritance of the rich lions for his role in three tours so far, a return to the nation where he was made for the first time in the famous attraction of Jersey for Maro Itoje in four years? There are few reasons why a lasting and aware figure of the Uber cannot go to New Zealand in 2029 with the lock continuing to hit the summits to which it is also capable and well as a captain.
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These are eight consecutive tests of testing for the 30 -year -old after an initial outing of the bench in 2017 – exceeding the professional era record of Alun Wyn Jones of nine years is surely in the views of ITOJE. The Saracen and England striker spoke of a possible retirement at the age of 35, a birthday that would only make months after a possible fourth lions tour.
