2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
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The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Qatar Airways Lions Men's Series, was an international rugby union tour which took place in Australia between June and August 2025. 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.
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| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Details |
| 20 June (Friday) | British & Irish Lions | 24–28 | Argentina | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Match details |
| 28 June (Saturday) | Western Force | 7–54 | British & Irish Lions | Perth Stadium, Perth, WA | Match details |
| 2 July (Wednesday) | Queensland Reds | 12–52 | British & Irish Lions | Lang Park, Brisbane, QLD | Match details |
| 5 July (Saturday) | New South Wales Waratahs | 10–21 | British & Irish Lions | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | Match details |
| 9 July (Wednesday) | ACT Brumbies | 24–36 | British & Irish Lions | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, ACT | Match details |
| 12 July (Saturday) | AUNZ Invitational XV | 0–48 | British & Irish Lions | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA | Match details |
| 19 July (Saturday) | Australia | 19–27 | British & Irish Lions | Lang Park, Brisbane, QLD | Match details |
| 22 July (Tuesday) | First Nations & Pasifika XV | 19–24 | British & Irish Lions | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, VIC | Match details |
| 26 July (Saturday) | Australia | 26–29 | British & Irish Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC | Match details |
| 2 August (Saturday) | Australia | 22–12 | British & Irish Lions | Stadium Australia, Sydney, NSW | Match details |
| Sydney | Melbourne | ||
| Sydney Football Stadium | Stadium Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Docklands Stadium |
| Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 83,500 | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 56,347 |
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| Lang Park | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Capacity: 52,500 | Capacity: 53,500 | ||
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| Perth | Canberra | ||
| Perth Stadium | Canberra Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | ||
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| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | National team | Club/province | National caps(Lions caps) | Notes |
| Ewan Ashman | Hooker | (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 25) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 22 | Called up as additional cover |
| Luke Cowan-Dickie | Hooker | (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 32) | England | Sale Sharks | 49 (3) | |
| Jamie George | Hooker | (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 34) | England | Saracens | 102 (3) | Called up as injury cover |
| Rónan Kelleher | Hooker | (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 27) | Ireland | Leinster | 38 | |
| Dan Sheehan | Hooker | (1998-09-17)17 September 1998 (aged 26) | Ireland | Leinster | 32 | |
| Finlay Bealham | Prop | (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 33) | Ireland | Connacht | 51 | Replaced Zander Fagerson |
| Tom Clarkson | Prop | (2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 25) | Ireland | Leinster | 8 | Called up as additional cover |
| Zander Fagerson | Prop | (1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 29) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 75 | Withdrew due to injury sustained before tour |
| Tadhg Furlong | Prop | (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 32) | Ireland | Leinster | 79 (6) | |
| Ellis Genge | Prop | (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 30) | England | Bristol Bears | 71 | |
| Andrew Porter | Prop | (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 29) | Ireland | Leinster | 75 | |
| Pierre Schoeman | Prop | (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 31) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 42 | |
| Will Stuart | Prop | (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 28) | England | Bath | 50 | |
| Rory Sutherland | Prop | (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 32) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 41 (2) | Called up as additional cover |
| Tadhg Beirne | Second row | (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 33) | Ireland | Munster | 61 (2) | |
| Gregor Brown | Second row | (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 24) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 9 | Called up as additional cover |
| Ollie Chessum | Second row | (2000-09-06)6 September 2000 (aged 24) | England | Leicester Tigers | 28 | |
| Scott Cummings | Second row | (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 28) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 42 | |
| Maro Itoje (c) | Second row | (1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 30) | England | Saracens | 93 (6) | |
| Joe McCarthy | Second row | (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 24) | Ireland | Leinster | 19 | |
| James Ryan | Second row | (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 28) | Ireland | Leinster | 72 | |
| Jack Conan | Back row | (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 32) | Ireland | Leinster | 51 (3) | |
| Tom Curry | Back row | (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 27) | England | Sale Sharks | 61 (3) | |
| Ben Earl | Back row | (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 27) | England | Saracens | 42 | |
| Jac Morgan | Back row | (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 25) | Wales | Ospreys | 23 | |
| Henry Pollock | Back row | (2005-01-14)14 January 2005 (aged 20) | England | Northampton Saints | 1 | |
| Josh van der Flier | Back row | (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 32) | Ireland | Leinster | 73 | |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | Scrum-half | (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 33) | Ireland | Leinster | 43 | |
| Alex Mitchell | Scrum-half | (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 28) | England | Northampton Saints | 23 | |
| Ben White | Scrum-half | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 27) | Scotland | Toulon | 25 | Replaced Tomos Williams |
| Tomos Williams | Scrum-half | (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 30) | Wales | Gloucester | 65 | Replaced due to injury sustained in match against Western Force |
| Owen Farrell | Fly-half | (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 33) | England | Saracens | 112 (6) | Replaced Elliot Daly |
| Finn Russell | Fly-half | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 32) | Scotland | Bath | 87 (1) | |
| Fin Smith | Fly-half | (2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 23) | England | Northampton Saints | 11 | |
| Marcus Smith | Fly-half | (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 26) | England | Harlequins | 44 | |
| Bundee Aki | Centre | (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 35) | Ireland | Connacht | 65 (1) | |
| Huw Jones | Centre | (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 31) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 58 | |
| Garry Ringrose | Centre | (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 30) | Ireland | Leinster | 67 | |
| Sione Tuipulotu | Centre | (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 28) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 30 | |
| Tommy Freeman | Wing | (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 24) | England | Northampton Saints | 21 | |
| Darcy Graham | Wing | (1997-06-21)21 June 1997 (aged 27) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 43 | Called up as additional cover |
| Mack Hansen | Wing | (1998-03-27)27 March 1998 (aged 27) | Ireland | Connacht | 28 | |
| James Lowe | Wing | (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 32) | Ireland | Leinster | 40 | |
| Duhan van der Merwe | Wing | (1995-06-04)4 June 1995 (aged 30) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 49 (3) | |
| Elliot Daly | Full back | (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 32) | England | Saracens | 73 (5) | Replaced due to injury sustained in match against Queensland Reds |
| Hugo Keenan | Full back | (1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (aged 29) | Ireland | Leinster | 46 | |
| Blair Kinghorn | Full back | (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 28) | Scotland | Toulouse | 60 | |
| Jamie Osborne | Full back | (2001-11-16)16 November 2001 (aged 24) | Ireland | Leinster | 8 | Called up as injury cover |
| Management | ||
| Role | Name | |
| Tour Manager / Chairman | Ieuan Evans | |
| Chief Executive | Ben Calveley | |
| General Manager | David Nucifora | |
| Coaches | ||
| Role | Name | Union / Club |
| Head Coach | Andy Farrell | Ireland |
| Forwards Coach | John Dalziel | Scotland |
| Defence Coach | Simon Easterby | Ireland |
| Scrum Coach | John Fogarty | Ireland |
| Backs Coach | Andrew Goodman | Ireland |
| Kicking Coach | Johnny Sexton | Ireland |
| Attack Coach | Richard Wigglesworth | England |
| Performance staff | ||
| Mental Skills Coach | Gary Keegan | Ireland |
| Head of Analysis | Vinny Hamond | Ireland |
| Analyst | Carwyn Morgan | England |
| Analyst | Rhodri Bown | Wales |
| Analyst | John Buckley | Ireland |
| Head of Athletic Performance | Aled Walters | Ireland |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Dan Tobin | England |
| Strength & Conditioning & Sports Scientist | Ben Pollard | England |
| Nutritionist | Graeme Close | LJMU |
| Head of Medical | Dr Ciaran Cosgrave | Ireland |
| Team Doctor | Dr Geoff Davies | Wales |
| Physiotherapist | Bob Stewart | England |
| Physiotherapist | John Miles | Wales |
| Physiotherapist | Keith Fox | Ireland |
| Massage Therapist | Ann-Marie Birmingham | England |
| Massage Therapist | Susie Gill | Wales |
| Kit Man | Mark Beels | Scotland |
| Operations | ||
| Director of Operations | Charlotte Gibbons | England |
| Head of Communications | Jonny Fordham | Premiership Rugby |
| Head of Security | Bill Renshaw | England |
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Matt Faessler | Hooker | (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 26) | 14 | Reds |
| Brandon Paenga-Amosa | Hooker | (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 29) | 20 | Force |
| Billy Pollard | Hooker | (2001-12-09)9 December 2001 (aged 23) | 7 | Brumbies |
| Dave Porecki | Hooker | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 32) | 20 | Waratahs |
| Allan Alaalatoa | Prop | (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 31) | 81 | Brumbies |
| Angus Bell | Prop | (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 24) | 36 | Waratahs |
| Zane Nonggorr | Prop | (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 24) | 11 | Reds |
| Tom Robertson | Prop | (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 30) | 31 | Force |
| Aidan Ross | Prop | (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 29) | 0 | Reds |
| James Slipper | Prop | (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 36) | 144 | Brumbies |
| Taniela Tupou | Prop | (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 29) | 58 | Waratahs |
| Josh Canham | Lock | (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 24) | 1 | Reds |
| Nick Frost | Lock | (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 25) | 26 | Brumbies |
| Will Skelton | Lock | (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 33) | 32 | La Rochelle |
| Jeremy Williams | Lock | (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 24) | 12 | Force |
| Nick Champion de Crespigny | Back row | (1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 29) | 0 | Force |
| Langi Gleeson | Back row | (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 23) | 15 | Waratahs |
| Tom Hooper | Back row | (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 24) | 11 | Brumbies |
| Fraser McReight | Back row | (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 26) | 26 | Reds |
| Carlo Tizzano | Back row | (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 25) | 6 | Force |
| Pete Samu | Back row | (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 33) | 33 | Bordeaux |
| Rob Valetini | Back row | (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 26) | 52 | Brumbies |
| Harry Wilson (c) | Back row | (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 25) | 23 | Reds |
| Jake Gordon | Scrum-half | (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 32) | 29 | Waratahs |
| Tate McDermott | Scrum-half | (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 26) | 42 | Reds |
| Nic White | Scrum-half | (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 35) | 72 | Force |
| Ben Donaldson | Fly-half | (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 26) | 17 | Force |
| Tom Lynagh | Fly-half | (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 (aged 22) | 3 | Reds |
| James O'Connor | Fly-half | (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 35) | 64 | Crusaders |
| Filipo Daugunu | Centre | (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 30) | 12 | Reds |
| Josh Flook | Centre | (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 23) | 4 | Reds |
| Len Ikitau | Centre | (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 26) | 40 | Brumbies |
| Hunter Paisami | Centre | (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 26) | 31 | Reds |
| Joseph Sua'ali'i | Centre | (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 21) | 5 | Waratahs |
| Max Jorgensen | Wing | (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 20) | 8 | Waratahs |
| Andrew Kellaway | Wing | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 29) | 39 | Waratahs |
| Dylan Pietsch | Wing | (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 27) | 5 | Waratahs |
| Harry Potter | Wing | (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 27) | 3 | Force |
| Corey Toole | Wing | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 25) | 0 | Brumbies |
| Tom Wright | Fullback | (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 27) | 38 | Brumbies |
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| FB 15 Marcus Smith RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 Sione Tuipulotu IC 12 Bundee Aki 59' LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe 59' FH 10 Fin Smith SH 9 Alex Mitchell 49' N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 Jac Morgan 49' BF 6 Tom Curry RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 Maro Itoje (c) 49' TP 3 Finlay Bealham 59' 80' HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 49' LP 1 Ellis Genge 59' Substitutions: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher 49' PR 17 Pierre Schoeman 59' PR 18 Tadhg Furlong 59' 80' LK 19 Scott Cummings 71' FL 20 Henry Pollock 49' SH 21 Tomos Williams 49' FB 22 Elliot Daly 59' WG 23 Mack Hansen 59' Coach: Andy Farrell FB 15 Santiago Carreras RW 14 Rodrigo Isgró OC 13 Lucio Cinti 55' 60' IC 12 Justo Piccardo LW 11 Ignacio Mendy 44' FH 10 Tomás Albornoz SH 9 Gonzalo García 70' N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo 47' 56' 65' OF 7 Juan Martín González BF 6 Pablo Matera RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo LL 4 Franco Molina 59' TP 3 Joel Sclavi 47' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) 80' LP 1 Mayco Vivas 45' 66' Substitutions: HK 16 Bautista Bernasconi 80' PR 17 Boris Wenger 47' 56' 66' PR 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti 47' FL 19 Santiago Grondona 59' FL 20 Joaquín Moro 60' SH 21 Simón Benítez Cruz 70' CE 22 Matías Moroni 55' 60' WG 23 Santiago Cordero 44' Coach: Felipe Contepomi Player of the Match: Tomás Albornoz (Argentina) Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Matteo Liperini (Italy) Notes: Finlay Bealham, Scott Cummings, Ben Earl, Tommy Freeman, Ellis Genge, Mack Hansen, Rónan Kelleher, Alex Mitchell, Jac Morgan, Henry Pollock, Pierre Schoeman, Fin Smith, Sione Tuipulotu and Tomos Williams all made their British & Irish Lions debuts. This was Argentina's first win over the British & Irish Lions. Argentina won the 1888 Cup.
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| FB 15 Ben Donaldson RW 14 Mac Grealy OC 13 Matt Proctor IC 12 Hamish Stewart LW 11 Dylan Pietsch 61' FH 10 Alex Harford 52' SH 9 Nic White (c) 58' N8 8 Vaiolini Ekuasi 52' OF 7 Nick Champion de Crespigny BF 6 Will Harris 9' 23' RL 5 Darcy Swain LL 4 Sam Carter 49' TP 3 Ollie Hoskins 64' HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 55' LP 1 Tom Robertson 56' Substitutions: HK 16 Tom Horton 55' PR 17 Marley Pearce 56' PR 18 Tiaan Tauakipulu 64' LK 19 Lopeti Faifua 49' FL 20 Reed Prinsep 9' 23' 52' SH 21 Henry Robertson 58' FH 22 Max Burey 52' CE 23 Bayley Kuenzle 61' Coach: Simon Cron FB 15 Elliot Daly RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Garry Ringrose 55' IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Finn Russell 61' SH 9 Tomos Williams 47' N8 8 Henry Pollock 40' OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Tadhg Beirne 48' RL 5 Joe McCarthy LL 4 Scott Cummings 48' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong 48' HK 2 Dan Sheehan (c) 65' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman 48' Substitutions: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher 65' PR 17 Andrew Porter 48' PR 18 Will Stuart 48' LK 19 Ollie Chessum 48' N8 20 Jack Conan 48' SH 21 Alex Mitchell 47' CE 22 Huw Jones 55' FH 23 Marcus Smith 61' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Joe McCarthy (British & Irish Lions) Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) James Doleman (New Zealand) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Dan Sheehan, Joe McCarthy, Josh van der Flier, James Lowe, Garry Ringrose, Andrew Porter, Will Stuart, Ollie Chessum and Huw Jones all made their British & Irish Lions debuts.
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| FB 15 Jock Campbell (c) RW 14 Lachie Anderson OC 13 Josh Flook 52' IC 12 Hunter Paisami LW 11 Tim Ryan FH 10 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips SH 9 Kalani Thomas 62' N8 8 Joe Brial 62' OF 7 John Bryant BF 6 Seru Uru RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 52' LL 4 Josh Canham 62' TP 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 57' HK 2 Matt Faessler 52' LP 1 Aidan Ross 57' Substitutions: HK 16 Josh Nasser 52' PR 17 George Blake 57' PR 18 Sef Fa'agase 57' LK 19 Ryan Smith 62' LK 20 Angus Blyth 52' LK 21 Connor Vest 62' SH 22 Louis Werchon 62' CE 23 Isaac Henry 52' Coach: Les Kiss FB 15 Elliot Daly 67' RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Bundee Aki 67' LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell 50' SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park 50' N8 8 Jack Conan OF 7 Jac Morgan BF 6 Tom Curry RL 5 Ollie Chessum 58' LL 4 Maro Itoje (c) TP 3 Will Stuart 50' HK 2 Rónan Kelleher 50' LP 1 Andrew Porter 50' Substitutions: HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 50' PR 17 Ellis Genge 50' PR 18 Finlay Bealham 50' LK 19 James Ryan 58' FL 20 Ben Earl 67' SH 21 Alex Mitchell 50' FH 22 Fin Smith 50' CE 23 Garry Ringrose 67' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Jac Morgan (British & Irish Lions) Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Foul play review officer: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Notes: Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan both made their British & Irish Lions debuts.
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| FB 15 Lawson Creighton RW 14 Andrew Kellaway OC 13 Lalakai Foketi 50' IC 12 Joey Walton LW 11 Darby Lancaster FH 10 Jack Bowen 55' SH 9 Teddy Wilson 70' N8 8 Hugh Sinclair (c) 59' OF 7 Charlie Gamble BF 6 Rob Leota RL 5 Miles Amatosero 51' 62' LL 4 Fergus Lee-Warner 62' TP 3 Taniela Tupou 55' HK 2 Ethan Dobbins 49' LP 1 Tom Lambert 70' Substitutions: HK 16 Mahe Vailanu 49' PR 17 Jack Barrett 70' PR 18 Daniel Botha 55' LK 19 Matt Philip 51' FL 20 Jamie Adamson 59' SH 21 Jack Grant 70' FH 22 Tane Edmed 55' CE 23 Henry O'Donnell 55' Coach: Dan McKellar FB 15 Hugo Keenan 50' RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Blair Kinghorn FH 10 Fin Smith 59' SH 9 Alex Mitchell 70' N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 Josh van der Flier 60' BF 6 Tadhg Beirne (c) RL 5 James Ryan 50' LL 4 Scott Cummings TP 3 Finlay Bealham 50' HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 50' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman 50' Substitutions: HK 16 Dan Sheehan 50' PR 17 Ellis Genge 50' PR 18 Tadhg Furlong 50' LK 19 Joe McCarthy 50' WG 20 Duhan van der Merwe 50' FL 21 Jac Morgan 60' SH 22 Ben White 70' FH 23 Marcus Smith 59' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Alex Mitchell (British & Irish Lions) Assistant referees: James Doleman (New Zealand) Angus Mabey (New Zealand) Television match official: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) Foul play review officer: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Notes: Hugo Keenan, Blair Kinghorn and Ben White all made their British & Irish Lions debuts.
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| FB 15 Andy Muirhead RW 14 Ben O'Donnell OC 13 Ollie Sapsford IC 12 David Feliuai 30' LW 11 Corey Toole FH 10 Declan Meredith 63' SH 9 Ryan Lonergan (c) 70' N8 8 Tuaina Taii Tualima 68' OF 7 Rory Scott 50' BF 6 Tom Hooper 80' RL 5 Cadeyrn Neville LL 4 Lachlan Shaw TP 3 Rhys van Nek 55' HK 2 Lachlan Lonergan 50' LP 1 Lington Ieli 50' Substitutions: HK 16 Liam Bowron 50' PR 17 Cameron Orr 50' PR 18 Feao Fotuaika 55' FL 19 Lachlan Hooper 68' FL 20 Luke Reimer 50' SH 21 Harrison Goddard 70' FH 22 Jack Debreczeni 63' CE 23 Hudson Creighton 30' Coach: Stephen Larkham FB 15 Blair Kinghorn 24' RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe 62' FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park 70' N8 8 Jack Conan OF 7 Tom Curry 50' BF 6 Ollie Chessum RL 5 Joe McCarthy 57' LL 4 Maro Itoje (c) TP 3 Tadhg Furlong 50' HK 2 Dan Sheehan 60' LP 1 Ellis Genge 50' Substitutions: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher 60' PR 17 Andrew Porter 50' PR 18 Will Stuart 50' FL 19 Josh van der Flier 50' FL 20 Henry Pollock 57' SH 21 Alex Mitchell 70' FH 22 Marcus Smith 24' WG 23 Mack Hansen 62' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Jamison Gibson-Park (British & Irish Lions) Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Eric Gauzins (France)
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| FB 15 Shaun Stevenson RW 14 AJ Lam 46' OC 13 Ngani Laumape IC 12 David Havili (cc) LW 11 Marika Koroibete 44' FH 10 Tane Edmed SH 9 Folau Fakatava 54' N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu 65' OF 7 Pete Samu BF 6 Shannon Frizell 69' RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (cc) LL 4 Angus Blyth 55' TP 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 40' HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 40' LP 1 Aidan Ross 50' Substitutions: HK 16 Kurt Eklund 40' PR 17 Josh Fusitua 79' 50' PR 18 George Dyer 40' LK 19 Matt Philip 55' FL 20 Joe Brial 65' SH 21 Kalani Thomas 54' FH 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips 46' FB 23 Jock Campbell 46' Coach: Les Kiss FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Huw Jones 49' IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Fin Smith 49' SH 9 Ben White 74' N8 8 Ben Earl 62' OF 7 Jac Morgan BF 6 Henry Pollock RL 5 Tadhg Beirne (c) 58' LL 4 James Ryan TP 3 Will Stuart 49' HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 36' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman Substitutions: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher 36' PR 17 Andrew Porter PR 18 Finlay Bealham 49' LK 19 Scott Cummings 58' FL 20 Josh van der Flier 62' SH 21 Alex Mitchell 74' FH 22 Marcus Smith 49' FH 23 Owen Farrell 49' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Ben Earl (British & Irish Lions) Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Owen Farrell became the fifth player to represent the British & Irish Lions on four or more tours. The British & Irish Lions nilled their opposition for the first time since playing the Melbourne Rebels (35–0) on their 2013 tour.[citation needed]
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| FB 15 Andy Muirhead RW 14 Filipo Daugunu 16' OC 13 Lalakai Foketi IC 12 David Feliuai 40' LW 11 Triston Reilly FH 10 Kurtley Beale (c) SH 9 Kalani Thomas 54' N8 8 Tuaina Taii Tualima 66' OF 7 Charlie Gamble BF 6 Seru Uru 51' RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto LL 4 Darcy Swain TP 3 Taniela Tupou 45' HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 45' LP 1 Lington Ieli 54' Substitutions: HK 16 Richie Asiata 45' PR 17 Marley Pearce 54' PR 18 Mesake Doge 45' FL 19 Mesake Vocevoce 66' FL 20 Rob Leota 51' SH 21 Harrison Goddard 54' FH 22 Jack Debreczeni 10' CE 23 Jarrah McLeod 40' Coach: Toutai Kefu FB 15 Blair Kinghorn RW 14 Darcy Graham 16' OC 13 Jamie Osborne IC 12 Owen Farrell (c) LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Fin Smith 66' 72' SH 9 Ben White N8 8 Henry Pollock OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Jac Morgan 50' RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 James Ryan 53' TP 3 Finlay Bealham 50' HK 2 Jamie George 73' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman 73' Substitutions: HK 16 Ewan Ashman 73' PR 17 Rory Sutherland 73' PR 18 Tom Clarkson 50' LK 19 Gregor Brown 53' FL 20 Ben Earl 50' SH 21 Alex Mitchell FH 22 Marcus Smith 66' 72' CE 23 Garry Ringrose 16' Coach: Andy Farrell Player of the Match: Charlie Gamble (First Nations & Pasifika XV) 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) Notes: Ewan Ashman, Gregor Brown, Tom Clarkson, Darcy Graham and Jamie Osborne all made their British & Irish Lions debuts.
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| Attendances | ||
| Matches | 10 | |
| Total attendance | 504,867 | |
| Average attendance | 50,487 | |
| Highest attendance | 90,307 Australia vs British & Irish LionsMelbourne Cricket Ground 26 July 2025 | |
| Lowest attendance | 23,116ACT Brumbies vs British & Irish LionsCanberra Stadium 9 July 2025 | |
| Name | Non-Test | Test | Overall | Cards | |||||||||||||||
| Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | ||
| Finn Russell | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Fin Smith | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Duhan van der Merwe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Huw Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Marcus Smith | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dan Sheehan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Garry Ringrose | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Alex Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Tadhg Beirne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Jac Morgan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Tom Curry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Tommy Freeman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sione Tuipulotu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Elliot Daly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Tomos Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Jamie Osborne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Rónan Kelleher | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Will Stuart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Bundee Aki | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Ollie Chessum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Maro Itoje | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Andrew Porter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Scott Cummings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Hugo Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Henry Pollock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh van der Flier | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Joe McCarthy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Ben White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| James Lowe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Darcy Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Ben Earl | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tadhg Furlong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ellis Genge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jack Conan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| James Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Finlay Bealham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Robbie Henshaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mack Hansen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Blair Kinghorn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Pierre Schoeman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Luke Cowan-Dickie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Owen Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ewan Ashman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Gregor Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tom Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jamie George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Rory Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Name | Team | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Finn Russell | British & Irish Lions | – | 6 | 1 | – | 15 |
| Tom Lynagh | Australia | – | 1 | 4 | – | 14 |
| Tom Curry | British & Irish Lions | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Max Jorgensen | Australia | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Tate McDermott | Australia | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Dan Sheehan | British & Irish Lions | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Ben Donaldson | Australia | – | 4 | – | – | 8 |
| Tadhg Beirne | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Jake Gordon | Australia | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Huw Jones | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Hugo Keenan | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Jac Morgan | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Dylan Pietsch | Australia | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| James Slipper | Australia | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Will Stuart | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Carlo Tizzano | Australia | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Sione Tuipulotu | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Tom Wright | Australia | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Marcus Smith | British & Irish Lions | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Territory | Rights holder | mw- Ref. |
| Asia | Premier Sports Asia | |
| Australia | mw- hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output inline dl,.mw-parser-output inline ol,.mw-parser-output inline ul,.mw-parser-output dl dl,.mw-parser-output dl ol,.mw-parser-output dl ul,.mw-parser-output ol dl,.mw-parser-output ol ol,.mw- .mw- hlist dd:last-child ,.mw- hlist dd dd:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dd dt:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dd li:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dd:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dt:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt li:first-child ,.mw-parser-output li dd:first-child ,.mw- hlist dd dd:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dd dt:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dd li:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dd:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dt:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt li:last-child ,.mw-parser-output li dd:last-child ,.mw- .mw- hlist dd ol>li:first-child ,.mw- Nine(Stan) | |
| mw- Baltics: Estonia Latvia Lithuania | TV3 | |
| Canada | DAZN | |
| France | L'Équipe | |
| Germany Austria Switzerland | ProSieben Maxx | |
| Japan | J Sports | |
| Latin America and Caribbean | ESPN (Caribbean) | |
| MENA | TOD | |
| Netherlands | Ziggo Sport | |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | |
| Nordic countries | Viaplay | |
| Pacific Islands | Digicel | |
| Portugal | Sport TV | |
| Spain | Movistar Plus+ | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | |
| United Kingdom Republic of Ireland | Sky Sports(Now) | |
| United States | CBSRugbyPass TV |
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