Clarkson's 3am text, Italian ancestry, and his Lions debut The 25-year-old Ireland and Leinster tighthead got his cap in Melbourne.

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The call Jamie Osborne got from Andy Farrell in a Lisbon taxi The 23-year-old will make his Lions debut on Tuesday.

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Joe McCarthy makes a big impression on his Lions debut The 24-year-old Ireland second row shone against the Force in Perth.

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