British & Irish Lions Tour 2025: How to Watch, Fixtures, Teams, Schedule and more

Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 1:00 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson

The British & Irish Lions tour is set to get underway this week as one of the most significant Rugby events prepares to come Down Under.

The Lions will start their campaign with a farewell match in Ireland against Argentina.

Watch every match of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour live and on-demand via Stan Sport.

Then, it's destination Australia as they will play nine games in six weeks, including against every Australian Super Rugby team, a combined AUNZ invitational XV and a new FN Pasifika XV.

It all culminates with a three-Test series against the Wallabies, with the Lions the defending champions after their 2-1 series win in 2013.

Rugby.com.au breaks down everything you need to know about the British & Irish Lions tour.

How to watch the British & Irish Lions tour in Australia

Every game of the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport.

On top of this, every Test match between the Lions and the Wallabies will be shown on Channel Nine.

This includes the Wallabies' pre-Lions Test against Fiji on Sunday July 6 in Newcastle.

How to watch the British & Irish Lions v Argentina

The British & Irish Lions will play Argentina LIVE on Stan Sport on Saturday June 21 at 5:00 am (AEST).

Coverage will begin from 4:50 am (AEST), with the game set to commence just past 5:00 am at Aviva Stadium.

British & Irish Lions squad for the 2025 Australian tour

Forwards: Maro Itoje (England, captain), Finlay Bealham (Ireland)*, Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Ollie Chessum (England), Jack Conan (Ireland), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England), Scott Cummings (Scotland), Tom Curry (England), Ben Earl (England), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Ellis Genge (England), Ronan Kelleher (Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Ireland), Jac Morgan (Wales), Henry Pollock (England), Andrew Porter (Ireland), James Ryan (Ireland), Pierre Schoeman (Scotland), Dan Sheehan (Ireland), Will Stuart (England), Josh van der Flier (Ireland)

Backs: Bundee Aki (Ireland), Elliot Daly (England), Tommy Freeman (England), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland), Mack Hansen (Ireland), Huw Jones (Scotland), Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Blair Kinghorn (Scotland), James Lowe (Ireland), Alex Mitchell (England), Gary Ringrose (Ireland), Finn Russell (Scotland), Fin Smith (England), Marcus Smith (England), Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland), Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), Tomos Williams (Wales)

*Finlay Bealham was added to the squad to replace Zander Fagerson

British & Irish Lions 2025 Fixtures

British & Irish Lions v Argentina at 5:00 am AEST on Saturday June 21 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Western Force v British & Irish Lions at 5:45pm AWST on Saturday June 28 at Optus Stadium, Perth

Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Wednesday July 2 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

New South Wales Waratahs v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 5 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney

ACT Brumbies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Wednesday July 9 at GIO Stadium, Canberra

AUNZ Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 12 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

First Nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Tuesday July 22 at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday July 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday August 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney

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