Marcus Smith will be on the bench for the British & Irish Lions' first Test against Australia. Tom Curry and Sione Tuipulotu have been selected to start. Smith earned his place due to injuries to Blair Kinghorn and Mack Hansen and being favored over Owen Farrell. He has not been fully comfortable at fullback but his versatility helped him secure a squad spot. Curry is starting at openside flanker, and there are no Welsh players in the Test team for the first time since the 19th century.
Marcus Smith has been named on the bench for the British & Irish Lions' first Test against Australia, benefiting from injuries to Blair Kinghorn and Mack Hansen.
Tom Curry and Sione Tuipulotu will start in Brisbane, with Curry at openside flanker, joining Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan in the back-row.
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