2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia

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2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
Date28 June – 2 August 2025
Coach(es)Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell
Tour captain(s)Flag of England.svg Maro Itoje
Test series winnersBritish and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions (2–1)
Top point scorer(s)Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Russell (44)
Top try scorer(s)Flag of Scotland.svg Duhan van der Merwe (5)
Top test point scorer(s)Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Russell (15)
Top test try scorer(s)Flag of England.svg Tom Curry (2)
IRFU flag.svg Dan Sheehan (2)
Summary
PWDL
Total
10802
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3 2 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour South Africa 2021
Next tour New Zealand 2029

The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Qatar Airways Lions Men's Series, [1] was an international rugby union tour which took place in Australia between June and August 2025.

Contents

The British & Irish Lions, a team selected from players eligible to represent England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, played a three-match test series against Australia, as well as matches against Australia's four Super Rugby franchises, one against an invitational team made up of players from Australia and New Zealand, and a match against a team made up of players with First Nations and Pasifika origin. Ireland coach Andy Farrell was appointed as the Lions' head coach for the tour in January 2024.

After losing to Argentina in a pre-tour match, the Lions won all their matches in Australia, except the third test. They won the test series 2–1.

Schedule

Western Force vs British and Irish Lions at Perth Stadium, 28 June 2025. Western Force vs British and Irish Lions, 28 June 2025 10.jpg
Western Force vs British and Irish Lions at Perth Stadium, 28 June 2025.
First Nations & Pasifika XV vs British and Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium, 22 July 2025. First Nations & Pasifika XV vs British and Irish Lions, 22 July, 2025.jpg
First Nations & Pasifika XV vs British and Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium, 22 July 2025.
Wallabies vs British and Irish Lions at the MCG, 26 July 2025. Wallabies vs The British and Irish Lions (Second Test, MGC).jpg
Wallabies vs British and Irish Lions at the MCG, 26 July 2025.

The fixtures for the tour were announced on 19 July 2023. [2] The tour culminated with a three-match test series between the Lions and the Australia, and also featured matches against Australia's four Super Rugby franchises, the Western Force, Queensland Reds, New South Wales Waratahs and ACT Brumbies. They were scheduled to face the Melbourne Rebels in the week between the first and second tests, but the Rebels were disbanded at the end of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season after going into administration earlier in the year. [3] A match against a team of players with indigenous Australian and Pacific Island heritage was proposed in its place in November 2024 [4] and confirmed in March 2025. [5] The week before the first test, the Lions played a match in Adelaide against an invitational team of players from Australia and New Zealand. [2] [6] A warm-up match against Argentina was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 20 June 2025. It was the Lions' first ever match in Ireland. [7]

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueDetails
20 June (Friday)British & Irish Lions24–28 Argentina Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Match details
28 June (Saturday) Western Force 7–54British & Irish Lions Perth Stadium, Perth, WA Match details
2 July (Wednesday) Queensland Reds 12–52British & Irish Lions Lang Park, Brisbane, QLD Match details
5 July (Saturday) New South Wales Waratahs 10–21British & Irish Lions Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW Match details
9 July (Wednesday) ACT Brumbies 24–36British & Irish Lions Canberra Stadium, Canberra, ACT Match details
12 July (Saturday) AUNZ Invitational XV 0–48British & Irish Lions Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA Match details
19 July (Saturday) Australia 19–27British & Irish Lions Lang Park, Brisbane, QLD Match details
22 July (Tuesday) First Nations & Pasifika XV 19–24British & Irish Lions Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, VIC Match details
26 July (Saturday) Australia 26–29British & Irish Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC Match details
2 August (Saturday) Australia 22–12British & Irish Lions Stadium Australia, Sydney, NSW Match details

Venues

Sydney Melbourne
Sydney Football Stadium Stadium Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 [8] Capacity: 83,500 [9] Capacity: 100,024 [10] Capacity: 56,347 [11]
SydneyFootballStadium Aug2022 Pre-open.jpg 2022 NRLGF stadium.jpg 2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem.jpg Marvel Stadium from an aerial perspective. Feb 2019.jpg
Brisbane Adelaide
Lang Park Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 52,500 [12] Capacity: 53,500 [13]
Suncorp Stadium, April 2024 (Reds v Blues).jpg Adelaide city centre view crop (cropped).jpg
Perth Canberra
Perth Stadium Canberra Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 [14] Capacity: 25,000 [15]
Perth Stadium opening 210118 gnangarra-12.jpg BruceStadium19032005.JPG

Squads

British and Irish Lions

On 8 May 2025, Lions chairman and tour manager Ieuan Evans announced a 38-player squad at The O2 Arena in London. In a first for the Lions, the squad was announced in front of 2,000 fans. [16] [17]

The initial squad was made up of 15 players from Ireland, 13 from England, 8 from Scotland and 2 from Wales. Maro Itoje was named as the 47th Lions captain. [18]

Notes: Ages listed are as of the first tour match on 20 June against Argentina. Bold denotes that the player was selected for a previous Lions squad. Italic denotes a player that withdrew from the squad following selection.

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)National teamClub/­provinceNational caps
(Lions caps)
Notes
Ewan Ashman Hooker 3 April 2000 (aged 25)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 22Called up as additional cover
Luke Cowan-Dickie Hooker 20 June 1993 (aged 32)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks 49 (3)
Jamie George Hooker 20 October 1990 (aged 34)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Saracens 102 (3)Called up as injury cover
Rónan Kelleher Hooker 24 January 1998 (aged 27)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 38
Dan Sheehan Hooker 17 September 1998 (aged 26)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 32
Finlay Bealham Prop 9 October 1991 (aged 33)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Connacht 51Replaced Zander Fagerson
Tom Clarkson Prop 22 February 2000 (aged 25)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 8Called up as additional cover
Zander Fagerson Prop 19 January 1996 (aged 29)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 75Withdrew due to injury sustained before tour
Tadhg Furlong Prop 14 November 1992 (aged 32)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 79 (6)
Ellis Genge Prop 16 February 1995 (aged 30)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Bristol Bears 71
Andrew Porter Prop 16 January 1996 (aged 29)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 75
Pierre Schoeman Prop 7 May 1994 (aged 31)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 42
Will Stuart Prop 12 July 1996 (aged 28)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Bath 50
Rory Sutherland Prop 24 August 1992 (aged 32)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 41 (2)Called up as additional cover
Tadhg Beirne Second row 8 January 1992 (aged 33)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Munster 61 (2)
Gregor Brown Second row 1 July 2001 (age 24)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 9Called up as additional cover
Ollie Chessum Second row 6 September 2000 (aged 24)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers 28
Scott Cummings Second row 3 December 1996 (aged 28)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 42
Maro Itoje (c) Second row 28 October 1994 (aged 30)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Saracens 93 (6)
Joe McCarthy Second row 26 March 2001 (aged 24)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 19
James Ryan Second row 24 July 1996 (aged 28)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 72
Jack Conan Back row 29 July 1992 (aged 32)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 51 (3)
Tom Curry Back row 15 June 1998 (aged 27)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks 61 (3)
Ben Earl Back row 7 January 1998 (aged 27)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Saracens 42
Jac Morgan Back row 21 January 2000 (aged 25)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys 23
Henry Pollock Back row 14 January 2005 (aged 20)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints 1
Josh van der Flier Back row 25 April 1993 (aged 32)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 73
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum-half 23 February 1992 (aged 33)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 43
Alex Mitchell Scrum-half 25 May 1997 (aged 28)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints 23
Ben White Scrum-half 27 May 1998 (aged 27)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg Toulon 25Replaced Tomos Williams
Tomos Williams Scrum-half 1 January 1995 (aged 30)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of England.svg Gloucester 65Replaced due to injury sustained in match against Western Force
Owen Farrell Fly-half 24 September 1991 (aged 33)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of France.svg Racing 92 112 (6)Replaced Elliot Daly
Finn Russell Fly-half 23 September 1992 (aged 32)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of England.svg Bath 87 (1)
Fin Smith Fly-half 11 May 2002 (aged 23)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints 11
Marcus Smith Fly-half 14 February 1999 (aged 26)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Harlequins 44
Bundee Aki Centre 7 April 1990 (aged 35)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Connacht 65 (1)
Huw Jones Centre 17 December 1993 (aged 31)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 58
Garry Ringrose Centre 26 January 1995 (aged 30)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 67
Sione Tuipulotu Centre 12 February 1997 (aged 28)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors 30
Tommy Freeman Wing 5 March 2001 (aged 24)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints 21
Darcy Graham Wing 21 June 1997 (aged 27)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 43Called up as additional cover
Mack Hansen Wing 27 March 1998 (aged 27)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Connacht 28
James Lowe Wing 8 July 1992 (aged 32)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 40
Duhan van der Merwe Wing 4 June 1995 (aged 30)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 49 (3)
Elliot Daly Full back 8 October 1992 (aged 32)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Saracens 73 (5)Replaced due to injury sustained in match against Queensland Reds
Hugo Keenan Full back 18 June 1996 (aged 29)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 46
Blair Kinghorn Full back 18 January 1997 (aged 28)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg Toulouse 60
Jamie Osborne Full back 16 November 2001 (aged 24)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland IRFU flag.svg Leinster 8Called up as injury cover

Management and staff

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was appointed as the Lions' head coach for the tour in January 2024. He succeeded former Wales head coach Warren Gatland, who had led the team on their previous three tours. Farrell was one of Gatland's assistant coaches on the 2013 tour to Australia and 2017 tour to New Zealand. [19] [20]

Farrell announced his five assistant coaches on 26 March 2025. [21] Three of the coaches selected worked under Farrell at Ireland – defence coach Simon Easterby, scrum coach John Fogarty and backs coach Andrew Goodman. [22] Forwards coach John Dalziel was selected from Scotland, whilst attack coach Richard Wigglesworth (who played under Farrell at Saracens) was selected from England. For all five assistant coaches, this was their first Lions tour, although Easterby had toured as a player in 2005. [23] It was also the first tour since 2001 without any representation from Wales among the coaches. [24]

On 17 April, Johnny Sexton was added to the coaching staff. [25] Sexton, who toured with the Lions as a player in 2013 and 2017, has been a coach with Ireland since 2024.

On 23 June, the Lions confirmed the backroom staff of the tour. [26]

Management
RoleName
Tour Manager / Chairman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ieuan Evans
Chief Executive Flag of England.svg Ben Calveley
General Manager Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Nucifora
Coaches
RoleNameUnion / Club
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Forwards Coach Flag of Scotland.svg John Dalziel Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Defence Coach IRFU flag.svg Simon Easterby IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Scrum Coach IRFU flag.svg John Fogarty IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Backs Coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Goodman IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Kicking Coach IRFU flag.svg Johnny Sexton IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Attack Coach Flag of England.svg Richard Wigglesworth Flag of England.svg  England
Performance staff
Mental Skills CoachGary KeeganIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Head of AnalysisVinny HamondIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
AnalystCarwyn MorganFlag of England.svg  England
AnalystRhodri BownFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
AnalystJohn BuckleyIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Head of Athletic PerformanceAled WaltersIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Strength & Conditioning CoachDan TobinFlag of England.svg  England
Strength & Conditioning & Sports ScientistBen PollardFlag of England.svg  England
NutritionistGraeme Close Flag of England.svg LJMU
Head of MedicalDr Ciaran CosgraveIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Team DoctorDr Geoff DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
PhysiotherapistBob StewartFlag of England.svg  England
PhysiotherapistJohn MilesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
PhysiotherapistKeith FoxIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Massage TherapistAnn-Marie BirminghamFlag of England.svg  England
Massage TherapistSusie GillFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Kit ManMark BeelsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Operations
Director of OperationsCharlotte GibbonsFlag of England.svg  England
Head of CommunicationsJonny Fordham Flag of England.svg Premiership Rugby
Head of SecurityBill RenshawFlag of England.svg  England

Australia

On 11 July 2025, Australia named a 36-player squad ahead of their test series against the British & Irish Lions. [27]

On 22 July, Pete Samu was called up to the squad as training cover, after being blocked from playing in the First Nations & Pasifika XV match. [28]

On 23 July, Josh Flook was called up to the squad as training cover, while Filipo Daugunu recovered from injury sustained during the First Nations & Pasifika XV match.

On 27 July, Aidan Ross was called up to the squad to replace Harry Potter, who was injured during the second test match. [29]

On 1 August, Brandon Paenga-Amosa was called up to the squad to replace Dave Porecki, who was injured leading up to the third test match. [30]

Coaching team:

Note: Ages, caps and clubs as of first test match on 19 July 2025.

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Matt Faessler Hooker (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 26)14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 29)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Billy Pollard Hooker (2001-12-09)9 December 2001 (aged 23)7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Dave Porecki Hooker (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 32)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 31)81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Angus Bell Prop (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 24)36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Zane Nonggorr Prop (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 24)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 30)31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Aidan Ross Prop (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 29)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 36)144 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 29)58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Josh Canham Lock (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 24)1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Nick Frost Lock (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 25)26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 33)32 Flag of France.svg La Rochelle
Jeremy Williams Lock (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 24)12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Nick Champion de Crespigny Back row (1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 29)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Langi Gleeson Back row (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 23)15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Tom Hooper Back row (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 24)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 26)26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Carlo Tizzano Back row (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 25)6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Pete Samu Back row (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 33)33 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 26)52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Harry Wilson (c) Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 25)23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 32)29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 26)42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 35)72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Ben Donaldson Fly-half (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 26)17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Tom Lynagh Fly-half (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 (aged 22)3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
James O'Connor Fly-half (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 35)64 Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders
Filipo Daugunu Centre (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 30)12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Josh Flook Centre (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 23)4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 26)40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 26)31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Joseph Sua'ali'i Centre (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 21)5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Max Jorgensen Wing (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 20)8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Andrew Kellaway Wing (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 29)39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Dylan Pietsch Wing (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 27)5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Harry Potter Wing (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 27)3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Corey Toole Wing (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 25)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Tom Wright Fullback (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 27)38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies

Matches

British & Irish Lions v Argentina

20 June 2025
20:00 IST (UTC+01)
British & Irish Lions British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg24–28Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Aki 18' c
Penalty try 45'
Beirne 52' c
Con: F. Smith (2/2) 19', 53'
Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 9'
Report Try: Mendy 11' m
Albornoz 40' c
Cordero 58' c
Con: Albornoz (2/3) 40+1', 53'
Pen: Albornoz (3/3) 4', 25', 39'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) [31]

Western Force v British & Irish Lions

28 June 2025
18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
Western Force Flag of Western Australia.svg7–54British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: White 4' c
Con: Donaldson (1/1) 5'
Report Try: Sheehan 1' c
Williams (2) 16' c, 46' m
Daly (2) 35' c, 70' c
Ringrose 51' c
McCarthy 54' c
Mitchell 80' c
Con: Russell (5/6) 2', 16', 36', 52', 54'
M. Smith (2/2) 71', 80+1'
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 46,656
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [31]

Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions

2 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Queensland Reds Flag of Queensland.svg12–52British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Toomaga-Allen 8' c
Flook 25' m
Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (1/2) 9'
Report Try: Freeman (2) 19' c, 60' c
Porter 28' c
van der Merwe 35' c
Itoje 44' c
Morgan 55' c
Jones 65' m
Ringrose 80+4' m
Con: Russell (4/4) 20', 29', 36', 45'
F. Smith (2/4) 56', 61'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,435
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) [31]

New South Wales Waratahs v British & Irish Lions

5 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
New South Wales Waratahs Flag of New South Wales.svg10–21British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Lancaster 34' m
Dobbins 41' m
Report Try: Jones (2) 11' c, 32' c
Mitchell 54' c
Con: F. Smith (3/3) 12', 33', 55'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,568 [40]
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) [31]

ACT Brumbies v British & Irish Lions

9 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
ACT Brumbies Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg24–36British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Tualima 3' m
Toole 36' m
Creighton 50' c
Bowron 74' c
Con: R. Lonergan (1/3) 51'
Debreczeni (1/1) 75'
Report Try: Chessum 14' m
Lowe 28' c
M. Smith 40' c
Ringrose 46' c
van der Flier 66' c
Con: Russell (4/5) 29', 40+1', 47', 67'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 61'
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 23,116
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France) [31]

Invitational AU & NZ v British & Irish Lions

12 July 2025
19:30 ACST (UTC+09:30)
AUNZ Invitational XV Flag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of New Zealand.svg0–48British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Report Try: van der Merwe (3) 6' m, 20' m, 63' m
White 9' c
Tuipulotu 43' c
Cummings 61' c
Kelleher 69' m
Pollock 75' c
Con: F. Smith (2/4) 10', 43'
M. Smith (2/4) 61', 76'
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 43,124
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) [31]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (first test)

19 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–27British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Jorgensen 28' m
Tizzano 67' c
McDermott 78' c
Con: Donaldson (2/2) 68', 78'
Report Try: Tuipulotu 8' c
Curry 35' c
Sheehan 41' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 9', 36', 42'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 1'
M. Smith (1/1) 73'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,229
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [31]
FB15 Tom Wright
RW14 Max Jorgensen
OC13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC12 Len Ikitau Sub off.svg 68'
LW11 Harry Potter
FH10 Tom Lynagh Sub off.svg 60'
SH9 Jake Gordon Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Harry Wilson (c)
OF7 Fraser McReight
BF6 Nick Champion de Crespigny Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Jeremy Williams Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Nick Frost
TP3 Allan Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Matt Faessler Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 James Slipper Sub off.svg 49'
Substitutions:
HK16 Billy Pollard Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Angus Bell Sub on.svg 49'
PR18 Tom Robertson Sub on.svg 49'
LK19 Tom Hooper Sub on.svg 58'
FL20 Carlo Tizzano Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Tate McDermott Sub on.svg 58'
FH22 Ben Donaldson Sub on.svg 60'
WG23 Andrew Kellaway Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Australia vs British & Irish Lions 2025-07-19.svg
FB15IRFU flag.svg Hugo Keenan
RW14Flag of England.svg Tommy Freeman
OC13Flag of Scotland.svg Huw Jones
IC12Flag of Scotland.svg Sione Tuipulotu Sub off.svg 57'
LW11IRFU flag.svg James Lowe
FH10Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Russell Sub off.svg 66'
SH9IRFU flag.svg Jamison Gibson-Park Sub off.svg 74'
N88IRFU flag.svg Jack Conan
OF7Flag of England.svg Tom Curry Sub off.svg 57'
BF6IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Beirne
RL5IRFU flag.svg Joe McCarthy Sub off.svg 43'
LL4Flag of England.svg Maro Itoje (c)
TP3IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 57'
HK2IRFU flag.svg Dan Sheehan Sub off.svg 60'
LP1Flag of England.svg Ellis Genge Sub off.svg 48'
Substitutions:
HK16IRFU flag.svg Rónan Kelleher Sub on.svg 60'
PR17IRFU flag.svg Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 48'
PR18Flag of England.svg Will Stuart Sub on.svg 57'
LK19Flag of England.svg Ollie Chessum Sub on.svg 43'
FL20Flag of England.svg Ben Earl Sub on.svg 57'
SH21Flag of England.svg Alex Mitchell Sub on.svg 74'
FH22Flag of England.svg Marcus Smith Sub on.svg 66'
CE23IRFU flag.svg Bundee Aki Sub on.svg 57'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Beirne (British and Irish Lions)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

First Nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions

22 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
First Nations & Pasifika XV 19–24British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Reilly 17' c
Uru 22' c
Leota 70' m
Con: Beale (2/3) 18', 23'
Report Try: Osborne (2) 7' c, 44' m
Graham 10' c
van der Merwe 63' m
Con: F. Smith (2/4) 8', 11'
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,420
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) [31]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (second test)

26 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26–29British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Slipper 15' m
Gordon 27' c
Wright 30' m
Con: Lynagh (1/3) 28'
Pen: Lynagh (3/3) 4', 10', 53'
Report Try: Sheehan 15' m
Curry 34' m
Jones 37' c
Beirne 59' c
Keenan 79' m
Con: Russell (2/5) 38', 60'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 90,307 [48]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) [31]
FB15 Tom Wright
RW14 Max Jorgensen
OC13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC12 Len Ikitau
LW11 Harry Potter Sub off.svg 19'
FH10 Tom Lynagh
SH9 Jake Gordon
N88 Harry Wilson (c)
OF7 Fraser McReight Sub off.svg 60'
BF6 Rob Valetini Sub off.svg 40'
RL5 Will Skelton Sub off.svg 47'
LL4 Nick Frost
TP3 Allan Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Dave Porecki Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 James Slipper Sub off.svg 40'
Substitutions:
HK16 Billy Pollard Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Angus Bell Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Tom Robertson Sub on.svg 40'
LK19 Jeremy Williams Sub on.svg 47'
FL20 Langi Gleeson Sub on.svg 40'
FL21 Carlo Tizzano Sub on.svg 60'
SH22 Tate McDermott Sub on.svg 19'
FH23 Ben Donaldson
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Australia vs British & Irish Lions 2025-07-26.svg
FB15IRFU flag.svg Hugo Keenan
RW14Flag of England.svg Tommy Freeman Yellow card.svg 23'
OC13Flag of Scotland.svg Huw Jones Sub off.svg 60'
IC12IRFU flag.svg Bundee Aki
LW11IRFU flag.svg James Lowe Sub off.svg 60'
FH10Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Russell
SH9IRFU flag.svg Jamison Gibson-Park
N88IRFU flag.svg Jack Conan
OF7Flag of England.svg Tom Curry Sub off.svg 54'
BF6IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Beirne
RL5Flag of England.svg Ollie Chessum Sub off.svg 54'
LL4Flag of England.svg Maro Itoje (c)
TP3IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 64'
HK2IRFU flag.svg Dan Sheehan Sub off.svg 64'
LP1IRFU flag.svg Andrew Porter Sub off.svg 54'
Substitutions:
HK16IRFU flag.svg Rónan Kelleher Sub on.svg 64'
PR17Flag of England.svg Ellis Genge Sub on.svg 54'
PR18Flag of England.svg Will Stuart Sub on.svg 64'
LK19IRFU flag.svg James Ryan Sub on.svg 54'
FL20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jac Morgan Sub on.svg 54'
SH21Flag of England.svg Alex Mitchell
FH22Flag of England.svg Owen Farrell Sub on.svg 60'
FB23Flag of Scotland.svg Blair Kinghorn Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Flag of England.svg Maro Itoje (British and Irish Lions)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Blair Kinghorn, Jac Morgan and James Ryan made their British and Irish test debuts. [49]
  • The British and Irish Lions won their first test series since Australia 2013. [50]
  • The British and Irish Lions won a test series with a game in hand for the first time since South Africa 1997. [51]
  • The 90,307 match attendance was a record crowd for a British & Irish Lions match, and the MCG's record largest rugby union crowd. [52]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (third test)

2 August 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg22–12British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Try: Pietsch 7' m
Jorgensen 54' c
McDermott 70' c
Con: Donaldson (2/2) 55', 72'
Pen: Lynagh (1/1) 33'
Report Try: Morgan 61' c
Stuart 79' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 62'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 80,312
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) [31]
FB15 Tom Wright
RW14 Max Jorgensen Sub off.svg 77'
OC13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC12 Len Ikitau
LW11 Dylan Pietsch
FH10 Tom Lynagh Sub off.svg 33'
SH9 Nic White Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Harry Wilson (c)
OF7 Fraser McReight
BF6 Tom Hooper Sub off.svg 77'
RL5 Will Skelton Sub off.svg 63'
LL4 Nick Frost
TP3 Taniela Tupou Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Billy Pollard Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 James Slipper Sub off.svg 57'
Substitutions:
HK16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Angus Bell Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Zane Nonggorr Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Jeremy Williams Sub on.svg 63'
FL20 Langi Gleeson Sub on.svg 77'
SH21 Tate McDermott Sub on.svg 58'
FH22 Ben Donaldson Sub on.svg 33'
WG23 Andrew Kellaway Sub on.svg 77'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Australia vs British & Irish Lions 2025-08-02.svg
FB15IRFU flag.svg Hugo Keenan
RW14Flag of England.svg Tommy Freeman Sub off.svg 37'
OC13Flag of Scotland.svg Huw Jones
IC12IRFU flag.svg Bundee Aki
LW11Flag of Scotland.svg Blair Kinghorn
FH10Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Russell
SH9IRFU flag.svg Jamison Gibson-Park Sub off.svg 71'
N88IRFU flag.svg Jack Conan Sub off.svg 62'
OF7Flag of England.svg Tom Curry Sub off.svg 68'
BF6IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Beirne
RL5IRFU flag.svg James Ryan Sub off.svg 42'
LL4Flag of England.svg Maro Itoje (c)Sub off.svg 27'
TP3IRFU flag.svg Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 57'
HK2IRFU flag.svg Dan Sheehan Sub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 68'
LP1IRFU flag.svg Andrew Porter Sub off.svg 42'
Substitutions:
HK16IRFU flag.svg Rónan Kelleher Yellow card.svg 68'Sub on.svg 57'
PR17Flag of England.svg Ellis Genge Sub on.svg 42'
PR18Flag of England.svg Will Stuart Sub on.svg 57'
LK19Flag of England.svg Ollie Chessum Sub on.svg 27'
FL20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jac Morgan Sub on.svg 42'
FL21Flag of England.svg Ben Earl Sub on.svg 62'
SH22Flag of England.svg Alex Mitchell Sub on.svg 71'
FH23Flag of England.svg Owen Farrell Sub on.svg 37'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tom Hooper (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Attendances

Attendances
Matches10
Total Attendance504,867
Average Attendance50,487
Highest Attendance90,307
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia vs British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Melbourne Cricket Ground 26 July 2025
Lowest Attendance23,116
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT Brumbies vs British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions
Canberra Stadium 9 July 2025

Statistics

Lions player statistics

Key

NameNon-TestTestOverallCards
PlayedTriesConPenDGPtsPlayedTriesConPenDGPtsPlayedTriesConPenDGPts
Finn Russell 30131029306101560192044
Fin Smith 5011102550111025
Duhan van der Merwe 55000255500025
Huw Jones 43000153100057400020
Marcus Smith 61400131001037141016
Dan Sheehan 31000532000106300015
Garry Ringrose 43000154300015
Alex Mitchell 62000102000008200010
Tadhg Beirne 4100053100067200010
Jac Morgan 5100052100057200010
Tom Curry 30000032000106200010
Tommy Freeman 32000103000006200010
Sione Tuipulotu 4100051100055200010
Elliot Daly 32000103200010
Tomos Williams 22000102200010
Jamie Osborne 12000101200010
Rónan Kelleher 5100053000008100051 Yellow card.svg
Will Stuart 400000310005710005
Bundee Aki 310005300000610005
Ollie Chessum 310005300000610005
Maro Itoje 310005300000610005
Andrew Porter 310005300000610005
Scott Cummings 510005510005
Hugo Keenan 200000310005510005
Henry Pollock 5100055100051 Yellow card.svg
Josh van der Flier 510005510005
Joe McCarthy 310005100000410005
Ben White 310005310005
James Lowe 210005200000410005
Darcy Graham 110005110005
Ben Earl 500000200000700000
Tadhg Furlong 400000300000700000
Ellis Genge 400000300000700000
Jack Conan 300000300000600000
James Ryan 400000200000600000
Finlay Bealham 500000500000
Robbie Henshaw 400000400000
Jamison Gibson-Park 200000300000500000
Mack Hansen 500000500000
Blair Kinghorn 300000200000500000
Pierre Schoeman 500000500000
Luke Cowan-Dickie 400000400000
Owen Farrell 200000200000400000
Ewan Ashman 100000100000
Gregor Brown 100000100000
Tom Clarkson 100000100000
Jamie George 100000100000
Rory Sutherland 100000100000
Zander Fagerson Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour

Test match statistics

Key

NameTeamTriesConPenDGPts
Finn Russell British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 6115
Tom Lynagh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1414
Tom Curry British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 210
Max Jorgensen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210
Tate McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210
Dan Sheehan British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 210
Ben Donaldson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48
Tadhg Beirne British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Jake Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
Huw Jones British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Hugo Keenan British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Jac Morgan British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Dylan Pietsch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
James Slipper Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
Will Stuart British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Carlo Tizzano Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
Sione Tuipulotu British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 15
Tom Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
Marcus Smith British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 13

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryRights holder [53] Ref.
Asia [a] Premier Sports Asia [53]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [54]
TV3 [c] [53]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada DAZN [55]
Flag of France.svg France L'Équipe [56]
ProSieben Maxx [57]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan J Sports [53]
Latin America and Caribbean ESPN (Caribbean) [53]
MENA TOD [58]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ziggo Sport [53]
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand [59] [60]
Nordic countries Viaplay [53]
Pacific Islands Digicel [53] [61]
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Sport TV [53]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Movistar Plus+ [53] [62]
Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport [53]
[63] [64]
Flag of the United States.svg United States [53]

Notes

  1. Excluding Japan
  2. All Australia matches are televised free-to-air on Nine.
  3. Test matches only
  4. Test matches only
  5. Non-test matches

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