2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia

2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
Date28 June – 2 August 2025
Coach Andy Farrell
Tour captain Maro Itoje
Test series winnersBritish & Irish Lions (2–1)
Top point scorer Finn Russell (44)
Top try scorer Duhan van der Merwe (5)
Top test point scorer Finn Russell (15)
Top test try scorer(s) Tom Curry (2)
Dan Sheehan (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 8 0 2
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 2 0 1
Tour chronology

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.

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.[2]

Schedule

The fixtures for the tour were announced on 19 July 2023.[3] 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.[4] A match against a team of players with indigenous Australian and Pacific Island heritage was proposed in its place in November 2024[5] and confirmed in March 2025.[6] The week before the first test, the Lions played a match in Adelaide against an invitational team of players from Australia and New Zealand.[3][7] 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.[8]

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

Venues

Sydney Melbourne
Sydney Football Stadium Stadium Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium
Capacity: 42,500[9] Capacity: 83,500[10] Capacity: 100,024[11] Capacity: 56,347[12]
Brisbane
Adelaide
Lang Park Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 52,500[13] Capacity: 53,500[14]
Perth Canberra
Perth Stadium Canberra Stadium
Capacity: 60,000[15] Capacity: 25,000[16]

Squads

British & 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.[17][18]

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.[19]

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.

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  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 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.[20][21]

Farrell announced his five assistant coaches on 26 March 2025.[22] Three of the coaches selected worked under Farrell at Ireland – defence coach Simon Easterby, scrum coach John Fogarty and backs coach Andrew Goodman.[23] 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.[24] It was also the first tour since 2001 without any representation from Wales among the coaches.[25]

On 17 April, Johnny Sexton was added to the coaching staff.[26] 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.[27]

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

Australia

On 11 July 2025, Australia named a 36-player squad ahead of their test series against the British & Irish Lions.[28]

On 22 July 2025, Pete Samu was called up to the squad as training cover, after being blocked from playing in the First Nations & Pasifika XV match.[29]

On 23 July 2025, 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 2025, Aidan Ross was called up to the squad to replace Harry Potter, who was injured during the second test match.[30]

On 1 August 2025, Brandon Paenga-Amosa was called up to the squad to replace Dave Porecki, who was injured leading up to the third test match.[31]

Coaching team:

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

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

Matches

British & Irish Lions v Argentina

20 June 2025
20:00 IST (UTC+01)
British & Irish Lions24–28 Argentina
Try: Aki 18' c
Penalty try 45'
Beirne 52' c
Con: F. Smith (2/2) 19', 53'
Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 9'		ReportTry: 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)[32]

Western Force v British & Irish Lions

28 June 2025
18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
Western Force7–54British & Irish Lions
Try: White 4' c
Con: Donaldson (1/1) 5'		ReportTry: 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)[32]

Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions

2 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Queensland Reds12–52British & Irish Lions
Try: Toomaga-Allen 8' c
Flook 25' m
Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (1/2) 9'		ReportTry: 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)[32]

New South Wales Waratahs v British & Irish Lions

5 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
New South Wales Waratahs10–21British & Irish Lions
Try: Lancaster 34' m
Dobbins 41' m		ReportTry: Jones (2) 11' c, 32' c
Mitchell 54' c
Con: F. Smith (3/3) 12', 33', 55'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,568[41]
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[32]

ACT Brumbies v British & Irish Lions

9 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
ACT Brumbies24–36British & 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'		ReportTry: 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)[32]

Invitational AU & NZ v British & Irish Lions

12 July 2025
19:30 ACST (UTC+09:30)
AUNZ Invitational XV0–48British & Irish Lions
ReportTry: 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)[32]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (first test)

19 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 19–27British & Irish Lions
Try: Jorgensen 28' m
Tizzano 67' c
McDermott 78' c
Con: Donaldson (2/2) 68', 78'		ReportTry: 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)[32]
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau  68'
LW 11 Harry Potter
FH 10 Tom Lynagh  60'
SH 9 Jake Gordon  58'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Nick Champion de Crespigny  66'
RL 5 Jeremy Williams  58'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  57'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  49'
LP 1 James Slipper  49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Billy Pollard  49'
PR 17 Angus Bell  49'
PR 18 Tom Robertson  49'
LK 19 Tom Hooper  58'
FL 20 Carlo Tizzano  66'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  58'
FH 22 Ben Donaldson  60'
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway  68'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu  57'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Finn Russell  66'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  74'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Tom Curry  57'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 Joe McCarthy  43'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  57'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  60'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  48'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  60'
PR 17 Andrew Porter  48'
PR 18 Will Stuart  57'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  43'
FL 20 Ben Earl  57'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell  74'
FH 22 Marcus Smith  66'
CE 23 Bundee Aki  57'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tadhg Beirne (British & 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 XV19–24British & Irish Lions
Try: Reilly 17' c
Uru 22' c
Leota 70' m
Con: Beale (2/3) 18', 23'		ReportTry: 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)[32]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (second test)

26 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 26–29British & Irish Lions
Try: Slipper 15' m
Gordon 27' c
Wright 30' m
Con: Lynagh (1/3) 28'
Pen: Lynagh (3/3) 4', 10', 53'		ReportTry: 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[50]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[32]
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau
LW 11 Harry Potter  19'
FH 10 Tom Lynagh
SH 9 Jake Gordon
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight  60'
BF 6 Rob Valetini  40'
RL 5 Will Skelton  47'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  40'
HK 2 Dave Porecki  56'
LP 1 James Slipper  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Billy Pollard  56'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Tom Robertson  40'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  47'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  40'
FL 21 Carlo Tizzano  60'
SH 22 Tate McDermott  19'
FH 23 Ben Donaldson
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Tommy Freeman  23'
OC 13 Huw Jones  60'
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 James Lowe  60'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Tom Curry  54'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 Ollie Chessum  54'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  64'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  64'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  54'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  64'
PR 17 Ellis Genge  54'
PR 18 Will Stuart  64'
LK 19 James Ryan  54'
FL 20 Jac Morgan  54'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell
FH 22 Owen Farrell  60'
FB 23 Blair Kinghorn  60'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Maro Itoje (British & 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 & Irish Lions test debuts.[51]
  • The British & Irish Lions won their first test series since Australia 2013,[52] and won a test series with a game in hand for the first time since South Africa 1997.[53]
  • Owen Farrell became the first player in the professional era to win two British & Irish Lions test series.[54]
  • The 90,307 match attendance was a record crowd for a British & Irish Lions match, and the MCG's record largest rugby union crowd.[55]

Australia v British & Irish Lions (third test)

2 August 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 22–12British & Irish Lions
Try: Pietsch 7' m
Jorgensen 54' c
McDermott 70' c
Con: Donaldson (2/2) 55', 72'
Pen: Lynagh (1/1) 33'		ReportTry: Morgan 61' c
Stuart 79' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 62'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 80,312
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[32]
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Max Jorgensen  77'
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau
LW 11 Dylan Pietsch
FH 10 Tom Lynagh  33'
SH 9 Nic White  58'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Tom Hooper  77'
RL 5 Will Skelton  63'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  60'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  72'
LP 1 James Slipper  57'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  72'
PR 17 Angus Bell  57'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  60'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  63'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  77'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  58'
FH 22 Ben Donaldson  33'
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway  77'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Tommy Freeman  37'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Blair Kinghorn
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  71'
N8 8 Jack Conan  62'
OF 7 Tom Curry  68'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 James Ryan  42'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)  27'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  57'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  57'  68'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  42'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  68'  57'
PR 17 Ellis Genge  42'
PR 18 Will Stuart  57'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  27'
FL 20 Jac Morgan  42'
FL 21 Ben Earl  62'
SH 22 Alex Mitchell  71'
FH 23 Owen Farrell  37'
Coach:
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
Matches 10
Total attendance 504,867
Average attendance 50,487
Highest attendance 90,307
 Australia vs British & Irish Lions
Melbourne Cricket Ground 26 July 2025
Lowest attendance 23,116
ACT Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions
Canberra Stadium 9 July 2025

Statistics

Lions player statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
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 –
Zander Fagerson Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour

Test match statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
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

Broadcasting rights

Territory Rights holder[56] Ref.
Asia[a] Premier Sports Asia [56]
Australia
[57]
TV3[c] [56]
Canada DAZN [58]
France L'Équipe [59]
ProSieben Maxx [60]
Japan J Sports [56]
Latin America and Caribbean ESPN (Caribbean) [56]
MENA TOD [61]
Netherlands Ziggo Sport [56]
New Zealand
[62][63]
Nordic countries Viaplay [56]
Pacific Islands Digicel [56][64]
Portugal Sport TV [56]
Spain Movistar Plus+ [56][65]
Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport [56]
[66][67]
United States
[56]

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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