There’s no doubt van der Flier is unlucky to miss out on involvement in the first Test, although that certainly doesn’t mean he won’t have a role to play in this three-game series.

Henry Pollock, Josh van der Flier and Jac Morgan, who all missed out on test selection for Brisbane, make up a mobile back row.

In the backrow Wales captain Jac Morgan will wear the No 6 jersey, Ireland’s Josh van der Flier is at seven and England’s Henry Pollock is at No.8.

Wales captain Jac Morgan will start on the blindside alongside Ireland back-row Josh van der Flier as the British and Irish Lions named their final midweek team of the 2025 tour of Australia.

Jac Morgan (left) helps Josh van der Flier and Jamie Osborne try to quell Jarrah McLeod in another strong performance from the Welshman ...

Farrell said he had noted the media commentary around the form of the two flankers when he included them in his team at the expense of Wales captain Jac Morgan and Irish loose forward Josh van der ...

Flankers Jac Morgan and Josh van der Flier will hope to impress either side of Henry Pollock having narrowly missed out on Test selection.

Irishman Beirne, more regularly a lock, joins Tom Curry and Jack Conan in the starting trio after a competitive fight for back row places, with Josh van der Flier, Jac Morgan and Henry Pollock ...