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 have arrived in Australia and will face the ACT Brumbies on Wednesday
Watch every match of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour live and on-demand via Stan Sport.
They will play nine games in six weeks, including against every Australian Super Rugby team, a combined AUNZ invitational XV and a new First Nations 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.
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.
The Lions' clash with the ACT Brumbies will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm for the UK coverage and 7:30 pm for the Australian coverage.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7:45 pm but expect it to be closer to 8:00 pm.
LIONS (15-1): Blair Kinghorn; Tommy Freeman, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Finn Russell, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jack Conan, Tom Curry, Ollie Chessum; Joe McCarthy, Maro Itoje (capt); Tadhg Furlong, Dan Sheehan, Ellis Genge
Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, Will Stuart, Josh van der Flier, Henry Pollock, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Mack Hansen
BRUMBIES (15-1): Andy Muirhead; Ben O'Donnell, Ollie Sapsford, David Feliuai, Corey Toole; Declan Meredith, Ryan Lonergan (capt); Tuaina Taii Tualima, Rory Scott, Tom Hooper; Cadeyrn Neville, Lachie Shaw; Rhys van Nek, Lachlan Lonergan, Lington Ieli
Replacements: Liam Bowron, Cameron Orr, Feao Fotuaika, Lachie Hooper, Luke Reimer, Harrison Goddard, Jack Debreczeni, Hudson Creighton
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 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 v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday July 9 at GIO Stadium, Canberra
AUNZ Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 12 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
First Nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions 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
