FinnRussell

Finn Russell is set for his third British & Irish Lions Tour after being included in Andy Farrell’s squad for the 2025 Tour of Australia.

The Scotland fly-half was called up during the 2017 Tour of New Zealand before featuring from the start in South Africa four years ago.

Now 32, he will hope to have his most successful Lions Tour yet after excelling for club and country.

Growing up in a sporting household, Russell had to bide his time for an opportunity at professional level, but a four-month spell in New Zealand in 2013 on the John McPhail Scholarship helped speed up his development.

He made his professional debut that same year for Glasgow Warriors, while he got a first call-up for Scotland in 2014 on a tour of North America, before starting all three November Tests.

A try and four conversions proved crucial in leading Glasgow to Pro12 success against Munster in 2015, while he went from strength to strength at international level with a first World Cup campaign later that year.

Russell’s outstanding performance against Australia in the summer of 2017 saw him called up for his first Lions Tour, making a brief cameo off the bench in the 31-31 draw with the Hurricanes.

After moving to Racing 92 in France in 2018, Russell continued to grow in stature, reaching a Champions Cup final with the French side in 2020.

Having been selected for the 2021 Lions Tour to South Africa, Russell appeared in two early Tour games before an Achilles injury kept him sidelined.

He returned for the third Test, coming off the bench early for Dan Biggar and producing a fine performance in a 19-16 defeat, kicking 11 points for the tourists.

Since that Tour, Russell has moved to Bath, leading them to the Premiership final in his first season at the club, while he has taken on more responsibility with Scotland, including captaining the side.

He served as co-captain during the Guinness Six Nations alongside Rory Darge.