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talkSPORT has secured former England and Australia coach Eddie Jones as a part of its all-star line up for the community’s unique audio protection of the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia subsequent month.

He’ll be joined by British & Irish Lions heavyweights Ben Kay, Eire’s Gordon D’Arcy and Wales’ Alex Cuthbert, in addition to rugby legends Scotland’s Jim Hamilton, England’s Rocky Clark and Aussie Matt Giteau, bringing the expertise and experience of a sum complete of three British & Irish Lions excursions and 459 take a look at caps between them.

From 28 June to 2 August, the talkSPORT community will probably be bringing listeners each recreation of the sequence and over 200 hours of protection, together with devoted programmes and podcasts from Australia over the course of the sequence Down Underneath. We’ll deliver you motion straight from the Lions camp for the entire tour through on air and socials.

Former Lion and England worldwide Kay will probably be co-commentating, alongside talkSPORT’s Alfie Reynolds, Andrew McKenna, Shebahn Aherne and Hugh Woozencroft.

Kay says: ”A British and Irish Lions tour is in contrast to anything within the sport – the top for any participant, amplified by the unbelievable help of the followers – I can’t wait to be amongst the ocean of crimson in Australia to deliver the listeners as shut as doable to what needs to be an unbelievable sequence.”

Head of talkSPORT Liam Fisher mentioned: “The Lions tour is an iconic occasion of the rugby calendar and we will’t wait to deliver you the unique radio rights to the sequence. Our line-up is steeped in rugby information and expertise and I’m significantly wanting ahead to listening to Eddie Jones forged his views on the matches! We’ll ship each second so these no fortunate sufficient to be there can really feel like they’re within the stadium.”

The Lions squad will probably be introduced on Thursday (Could 8) and talkSPORT will probably be dwell at The O2 bringing you all of the information, interviews and response.

The three take a look at matches will happen on 19 July in Brisbane, 26 July in Melbourne, with the ultimate take a look at happening on 2 August in Sydney.

The six pre take a look at matches are as follows: twentieth June v Argentina in Dublin, 28 June v Western Power, 2 July v Queensland Reds, 5 July vs NSW Waratahs, 9 July v ACT Brumbies, 12 July v Invitational AU & NZ.

It’s the fourth British & Irish Lions tour talkSPORT have lined completely, constructing on the success of broadcasts from Australia (2013), New Zealand (2017) and South Africa (2021).

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Australian Jones beforehand spent seven years as England head coach between 2015 and 2022.

Throughout that point, he received the Six Nations thrice, together with a Grand Slam in 2016.

Jones additionally guided England to the ultimate of the 2019 Rugby World Cup the place they had been overwhelmed by South Africa.

The 65-year-old is now in his second spell in command of Japan, having additionally returned to teach his native Australia once more in 2023.

His intensive information of Australian rugby goes again additional too having first coached their nationwide group between 2001 and 2005.

His Australia A facet additionally beat the Lions 28-25 on the 2001 tour, which was the one group to beat the vacationers on that journey moreover the Wallabies.