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

Thu, Jul 24, 2025, 12:00 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson

The British & Irish Lions Tests series is underway as one of the most significant Rugby events prepares to come Down Under.

The Lions have arrived in Australia and take a 1-0 series lead over the Wallabies heading into the second Test on Saturday in Melbourne.

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

The match will be held at the MCG as the series then heads to Sydney, 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 British & Irish Lions v Wallabies

The Lions' clash with the Wallabies will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm (AEST) for the UK and Australian coverage.

Kick-off is scheduled for 7:45 pm AEST but expect it to be closer to 8:00 pm.

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), Owen Farrell (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), Ben White (Scotland)^

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

^Ben White was added to the squad to replace Tomos Williams

#Owen Farrell was added to the squad to replace Elliot Daly

British & Irish Lions 2025 Fixtures

British & Irish Lions 24 def by Argentina 28 at 5:00 am AEST on Saturday June 21 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Western Force 7 def by British & Irish Lions 54 at 5:45pm AWST on Saturday June 28 at Optus Stadium, Perth

Queensland Reds 12 def by British & Irish Lions 52 at 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday July 2 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

New South Wales Waratahs 10 def by British & Irish Lions 21 at 8;00 pm AEST on Saturday July 5 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney

ACT Brumbies 24 def by British & Irish Lions 36 at 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday July 9 at GIO Stadium, Canberra

AUNZ Invitational XV 0 def by British & Irish Lions 48 at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 12 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Wallabies 19 def by British & Irish Lions 17 at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

First Nations & Pasifika XV 19 def by British & Irish Lions 24 at 8:00 pm AEST on Tuesday July 22 at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday August 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney

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