British and Irish Lions Tour 2025 fixtures, results, schedule, teams and venues as Andy Farrell's side tour Australia
Lions squad captained by Maro Itoje faces six warm-up games and three Tests in Australia from June 28 to August 2; watch every game of 2025 Lions tour, including all three Tests against Australia, exclusively live on Sky Sports; also stream with NOW.
Saturday 28 June 2025 13:55, UK
The 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, live on Sky Sports is underway.
The Lions consist of players from the England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales national teams and currently tour every four years on a rotation between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The first tour took place in 1888, since when the Lions have been on a further 33 tours that have also included encounters with Argentina and Japan.
Maro Itoje will captain the side - the first Englishman to take on the role since Martin Johnson in 2001 - leading a 38-player squad which includes Marcus Smith but not Owen Farrell.
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When is the 2025 Lions tour and where is it?
Sky Sports will exclusively show the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Tests and six warm-up matches to be shown live.
The agreement sees Sky Sports broadcast its eighth consecutive Lions Tour, with the partnership starting in 1997 with the iconic 2-1 series win over South Africa.
The Lions will play nine games on tour all around Australia, beginning against Western Force in Perth on June 28, 2025 and concluding with the final Test in Sydney on August 2.
Lions rugby fixtures and results
June 28: Western Force 7-54 British & Irish Lions - Perth
July 2: Queensland Reds vs British & Irish Lions - Brisbane
July 5: NSW Warratahs vs British & Irish Lions - Sydney
July 9: ACT Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions - Canberra
July 12: Invitational AU-NZ vs British & Irish Lions - Adelaide
July 19: Australia (first Test) vs British & Irish Lions - Brisbane
July 22: First Nations & Pasifika XV vs British & Irish Lions - Melbourne
July 26: Australia (second Test) - Melbourne
August 2: Australia (third Test) - Sydney
How to watch or stream the Lions tour of Australia in the UK and Ireland
Got Sky?
TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports Action which will rebrand to 'Sky Sports The Lions' for each Test weekend
App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app
Not got Sky?
Stream: Non-Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass
Live blog: Anyone on the move can follow live coverage of each match with our dedicated live blogs on Skysports.com/rugby-union
FREE Highlights: Watch highlights of each tour match and all three Tests on the Sky Sports App
What happened on the last Lions tour?
The Lions tasted success the last time they were on Australian soil in 2013, with a dramatic 2-1 series win following a memorable performance in the decisive final Test lifting their head-to-head record to 17 wins and six defeats in 23 Tests.
Having been defeated in a Covid-impacted tour of South Africa back in 2021, the Lions will be aiming to make it a second successive series win in Australia as they kick off the first Test at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.
What happened in the Six Nations?
France regained the Six Nations title for the first time in three years with a 35-16 bonus-point victory over Scotland in Paris.
England finished in second place but held up their end of the bargain in the Six Nations title race with a merciless 68-14 victory over Wales in Cardiff, condemning the hosts to a second successive wooden spoon.
Ireland held off a spirited Italy to secure a 22-17 bonus-point win in Rome, but their hopes of winning a third consecutive Six Nations title were ended by England's win over Wales.
Overall Lions rankings based on stats
- All statistical claims relate to British and Irish Lions eligible players playing in the 2025 Six Nations for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Who is the Lions head coach?
Andy Farrell will lead the Lions out as head coach as he succeeds Warren Gatland in the role, having previously worked as defence coach during the winning 2013 and 2017 tours of Australia and New Zealand.
The former Wigan Warriors rugby league great has been head coach of Ireland for four years, his time in charge seeing the team achieve a Six Nations Triple Crown (2022), a historic 2-1 series victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand (2022), a Six Nations Grand Slam (2023) and victories over every Tier One side as part of a 17-Test winning run.
Watch every game of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, including all three Test matches against the Wallabies, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Also stream with NOW.
