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That's it for our live coverage of the announcement of the British and Irish Lions squad for the 2025 tour of Australia.

You can read more details and reaction here from Mike Henson and there will be plenty more reaction across BBC platforms over the coming hours and days.

Here are some of the main headlines:

• Saracens and England lock Maro Itoje says it is a "tremendous honour" to be asked to captain the British and Irish Lions in Australia this summer.
• Ireland's Caelan Doris, who was another contender to lead the side, misses out - he was injured playing for Leinster at the weekend.
• England forward Henry Pollock is included among the 21 forwards after a series of stellar performances for Northampton this season.
• England duo Fin Smith and Marcus Smith, plus Scotland's Finn Russell, are the fly-halves selected. Owen Farrell, George Ford and Sam Prendergast miss out.
• Centre Sione Tuipulotu, who missed the Six Nations with injury, is one of eight Scotland players included - but Darcy Graham is not selected.
• Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams are the only two Welsh players named in Andy Farrell's 38-man squad.

Alistair: Love the videos from the clubs. The support and cheers from the others speaks volumes as to how proud they are of their team-mates.

From Jac Morgan's plane celebrations to Sale Sharks on the team bus..., external

Luke Cowan-Dickie has been called up again to the Lions after first touring with them in 2021. Tom Curry is also on the list, the flanker featured in all three Tests against the Springboks in 2021.

The Lions will play their opening match in Dublin against Argentina on 20 June before leaving for Australia.

The tourists will play five further warm-up matches before the three-Test series with the Wallabies begins in Brisbane on 19 July.

• Friday, 20 June - Lions v Argentina, Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
• Saturday, 28 June - Lions v Western Force, Perth (Optus Stadium)
• Wednesday, 2 July - Lions v Queensland Reds, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
• Saturday, 5 July - Lions v NSW Waratahs, Sydney (Allianz Stadium)
• Wednesday, 9 July - Lions v ACT Brumbies, Canberra (GIO Stadium)
• Saturday, 12 July - Lions v Invitational AU & NZ, Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
• Saturday, 19 July - Lions v Australia, first Test, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
• Tuesday, 22 July - Lions v Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne (Marvel Stadium)
• Saturday, 26 July - Lions v Australia, second Test, Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Ground/MCG)
• Saturday, 2 August - Lions v Australia, third Test, Sydney (Accor Stadium)

All matches kick off at 11:00 BST apart from the game in Dublin which starts at 20:00 BST.

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BBC Newsbeat

Ifiok Awak-Essien, a rugby player and content creator, is no stranger to a tour - from watching the Lions to playing with his team abroad. "What goes on tour stays on tour," he tells BBC Newsbeat with a laugh.

Although he jokes about dashing down the wing faster than downing a pint, he says tours are essential especially when he questions whether he's the "only black person" in the team.

"There's more of us than we think. It's so easy to think you're super isolated."

Ifiok went to school, found rugby and often watched Maro Itoje play for Saracens, then England: "Having people you can look up to is so great and being able to see more and more of that both at an elite level and at a grassroots level is important to us."

When we ask him what he makes of Itoje as the first black Lions captain, he replies with one word: "Pride."

He later adds: "Being able to constantly see people like yourself that are playing well and getting the recognition - it motivates you to keep playing and you're like 'I can be something like this if I want to' - the possibility is there.

"I think of pride because I know how much it probably means to him and his family. I know how much it means to my family, even though my parents aren't the biggest fan of rugby, the whole contact side. My mum can't handle it."

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Announcement done - a few club games remain this season, and then the preparations for Australia can really begin.

Scott Cummings is one of 26 who will be making their debuts this summer for the British and Irish Lions.

Cummings was alongside his Glasgow Warriors team-mates when Lions chairman Ieuan Evans read his name out.

Pure relief and disbelief, external from the Warriors camp.

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Is Jac Morgan the first ever player to find out about his Lions selection while on a plane? Possibly.

Ospreys are currently on their way to Durban for their United Rugby Championship fixture against Sharks.

Ospreys have posted on social media, external with their congratulations to Morgan, with a video which shows the players on board the flight.

No wild celebrations, just a few cheers and gentle applause.

Surely Andy gave Owen a call before the announcement? I know you are not meant to.

Farrell did say to stay ready as injuries can always happen on Lions tours.

He could still yet be coaching his son in Australia.

Richard Hibbard
2013 British and Irish Lion on Scrum V The Warm-Up

Jac Morgan is always the standout player in every game, he's carrying a lot of weight on those young shoulders.

He thoroughly deserves it, no player in Wales deserves it more than him, especially being captain through this tough period, he's just held himself so well, it's phenomenal.

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Alex Cuthbert
2013 British and Irish Lion on Scrum V The Warm-Up

I'm delighted for Tomos [Williams] and Jac [Morgan]. I think their performances probably deserve their call-up. I'm gutted there's not a couple more Welsh influences in the squad, but Andy Farrell has obviously decided to go for familiarity and people he can rely on.

I'm extremely excited for the two Welsh lads that got selected and hopefully they'll get the job done.

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

Waiting on Pierre Schoeman and Duhan van der Merwe at Murrayfield.

A sense of disappointment here for Darcy Graham, the little, big man of Edinburgh. He's the most notable Scot to miss out and it's a touch brutal. He's in magnificent form, offers raw pace and lots of X-factor but he’s not made it.

I wouldn't say it's flat here, but everybody thinks the world of Graham and they’re clearly feeling for him while euphoric for their two boys who made it.

Elite sport, eh?

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• Toulouse's Blair Kinghorn, the versatile Scotland back, is the only France-based player to be picked.
• Second row Scott Cummings is one of eight Scotland players to be included.
• Two-time tourist Jamie George and Wales co-captain Dewi Lake miss out at hooker with Dan Sheehan, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ronan Kelleher preferred.
• England's George Ford, Scotland's Ben White, Tom Jordan and Darcy Graham, and Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw also fail to make the squad.
• Leinster have 12 players in the squad, the most of any club side. Ireland are best represented with 15 players, England will supply 13.

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As it stands, there will only be two Wales players on board the flight to Australia next month - Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams.

We heard from Williams earlier, who said he "shed a tear" when he found out he had been selected

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Jim: Can’t understand why Jack Willis did not make the squad as he had Curry for breakfast when they played each other. Maybe Toulouse were not prepared to release him. We shall never know!

Andrew: George Ford and Sam Underhill the most deserving absentees for me.

Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI Senior Journalist

Andy Farrell's travelling party was always going to have a healthy Irish flavour to it and 15 is indeed a strong number.

The inclusion of some of those was never really in doubt: Tadhg Beirne (the first name read out), Dan Sheehan, Jamison Gibson-Park and Andrew Porter to name a few.

But Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose in particular will feel relieved. The Leinster duo missed out in 2021 and were perceived to be on the bubble, with last weekend's defeat by Northampton not helping matters.

Given Caelan Doris' injury, the biggest casualty from an Irish perspective is Sam Prendergast. Handed the Ireland 10 shirt by Farrell in November, he simply has not done enough in recent months to earn a seat on the plane to Australia.

He is only 22 though and has time to chase his Lions dream. However, for 15 of his Ireland team-mates (12 of which are also his Leinster club-mates), the excitement can really start.

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British and Irish Lions player Huw Jones: "I went through the alphabet ten times in my head. Incredible!"

Bristol Bears prop Ellis Genge has never toured with the British and Irish Lions before.

Similar to Henry Pollock, he found out about his call-up alongside his team-mates at Bristol's training ground.

Genge, 30, was nearly taken off his chair, external as his team-mates celebrated by giving him a friendly push!