THE Lions kick off a huge summer of rugby in Dublin TONIGHT
side will with a huge warm-up clash at the Aviva Stadium against Argentina.
Los Pumas came fourth in the , and will be no slouches against a far from full strength Lions side.
Farrell and Co will be without a the O2 earlier this year, with domestic finals and injuries limiting how many players can play in Dublin.
Twelve of the Leinster coefficient, as well as four from Bath, Leicester and Toulouse are playing in finals rugby, while Zander Fagerson of Glasgow misses the tour injured.
The side will be with , who failed to make the Premiership play-offs with Saracens, and as such is ready to go from the off.
How to watch Lions vs Argentina for FREE
- vs Argentina will be available for FREE on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
- S4C in Wales have purchased the rights for the tour – meaning the game is available to stream for FREE via iPlayer for UK viewers.
- However, the S4C stream will be shown with Welsh commentary.
- Alternatively, SunSport will bring you play-by-play action of the clash.
Why does the Lions vs Argentina have Welsh commentary?
As explained above, Welsh TV station S4C have rights for the whole of the tour.
The channel is a Welsh-language only channel but its content is available for British and Northern Irish viewers on iPlayer.
There is no option to change the commentary from Welsh to English or any other language.
Lions vs Argentina team news
Lions unavailable list includes 12 from Leinster, two from Bath, and one each from Leicester, Toulouse and Glasgow.
In the case of Glasgow’s Zander Fagerson, he misses the tour completely, while Leinster, Bath and Leicester players will join the tour after domestic finals.
Connacht’s Finlay Bealham has been added to the tour in Fagerson’s place.
British & Irish Lions XV: 15. M Smith, 14. Freeman, 13. Tuipulotu, 12. Aki, 11. Van Der Merwe, 10. F Smith, 9. Mitchell; 1. Genge, 2. Cowan-Dickie, 3. Bealham, 4. Beirne, 5. Itoje (C), 6. T Curry, 7. Morgan, 8. Earl
Argentina XV: 15. Carreras, 14. Isgro, 13. Cinti, 12. Piccardo, 11. Mendy, 10. Albornoz, 9. Garcia; 1. Vivas, 2. Montoya (C), 3. Scalvi, 4. Molina, 5. Rubiolo, 6. Matera, 7. Gonzalez, 8. Oviedo.
