OwenFarrell

Owen Farrell made history in 2025 as he became the first player in the professional era to win two Test series for The British & Irish Lions.

He embarked on his fourth British & Irish Lions Tour having been called up as injury cover for Elliot Daly and came off the bench in the second and third Tests to help the tourists record a 2-1 win, the same scoreline as his previous Tour to Australia 12 years earlier.

Farrell created history alongside assistant coach Andy Farrell on that Tour as the first father-and-son duo to go on the same British & Irish Lions Tour.

The Lions legend came of the bench in the last two tests to help the tourists secure the series.

The pair re-wrote the record books in New Zealand four years later when Farrell displayed nerves of steel, playing a pivotal role in securing the historic 1-1 series draw with the All Blacks, and linked up once more in 2025 - with Farrell Snr this time in position as Head Coach.

Daly sustaining a broken arm against the Queensland Reds opened up a vacancy and the younger Farrell's vast experience ensured he got the nod to join the squad.

Farrell made his England debut in 2012 and a year later he found himself wearing the iconic red Lions jersey.

The then 21-year-old was an unused replacement behind Johnny Sexton in the first and second Tests against the Wallabies before coming off the bench in the decisive third Test win.

Following that Lions Tour, the fly-half kicked England to a Grand Slam and a 3-0 series win over Australia in 2016 as well as guiding Saracens to a league and European double.

After helping England retain their title, he was selected for the Lions Tour to New Zealand and started at fly-half in the 30-15 first Test defeat, before moving to inside centre for the remaining two Tests.

Forming a potent 10-12 axis alongside Sexton, part of the coaching staff this time around, Farrell maintained kicking duties and nailed a late penalty to secure a 24-21 triumph in Wellington to level the series.

He then repeated the trick with a 77th-minute three-pointer in the decisive third Test at Eden Park to seal a 15-15 draw as the Lions left New Zealand with only their second ever tied series.

Farrell was selected for the 2021 Lions Tour of South Africa and played in four warm-up matches ahead of the Test series, including in matches against Japan and South Africa A.

He also came on as a replacement in both the first and second Test matches.

Farrell enjoyed a trophy-laden 16-year stint at Saracens, winning six Premiership titles and three Champions Cups in the process. He moved to Racing 92 in 2024 before returning to Saracens the following summer.

He was also named England captain by Eddie Jones in 2019, leading his country to the Rugby World Cup final in Japan, winning another Six Nations title the following year, before taking England to the semi-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup – stepping away from the international game thereafter.