Henry Pollock is in charge of the Lions tour mascot, known as Bill (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

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IN PICTURES: Saints stars adjusting to life with the Lions

By Tom Vickers

Published 13th Jun 2025, 10:56 BST

Updated 13th Jun 2025, 11:37 BST

There’s now just a week to go until the 2025 British & Irish Lions take to the field for the first time.

And ahead of that clash with Argentina in Dublin on Friday, June 20, Saints stars Henry Pollock, Alex Mitchell, Fin Smith and Tommy Freeman have been acclimatising to life at the Faro training camp.

Here are the latest images of a few members of the Saints contingent...

1. Fully focused

Henry Pollock Photo: David Rogers

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2. The magic man

Alex Mitchell Photo: David Rogers

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3. Generational talent

Henry Pollock Photo: David Rogers

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4. Getting his head in the game

Alex Mitchell Photo: David Rogers

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IN PICTURES: Saints stars adjusting to life with the Lions

1. Fully focused

2. The magic man

3. Generational talent

4. Getting his head in the game

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