British and Irish Lions V AUNZ Invitational XV: How to watch Lions Australia Tour

Owen Farrell in line to make 19th Lions appearance after shock call-up to squad; Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne captains much-changed side in final warm-up game; watch AUNZ Invitational XV vs Lions live on Rugby247.TV Action from 10am on Saturday (kick-off 11am)

Owen Farrell has been included among the replacements with Henry Pollock restored to the starting XV for the British and Irish Lions’ game with an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday.

Match Details:

Kick-off: Kick-off time: 11.00am BST / 6.00am ET / 7.30pm ACST (local) / 8.00pm AEST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Live Stream: Watch on Rugby24.TV

The British and Irish Lions will make a nine-match, three-Test tour to Australia in 2025. The tour starts on June 28, 2025 and ends on August 2.

How to Watch British & Irish Lions vs AUNZ International XV

Every game of the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour will be live and ad-free on Rugby247.TV. On top of this, every Test match between the Lions and the Wallabies will be shown on Rugby247 tournament pass package.

Coverage will be live at 11:00 am for the UK coverage and 11:30 pm for the Australian coverage.

Teams and officials

Australia/New Zealand invitational XV:
Shaun Stevenson, 14 AJ Lam, 13 Ngani Laumape, 12 David Havili, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Tane Edmed, 9 Folau Fakatava; 1 Aidan Ross, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 4 Angus Blyth, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (captain), 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Pete Samu, 8 Hoskins Sotutu

Replacements:
16 Kurt Eklund, 17 Joshua Fusitu’a, 18 George Dyer, 19 Matt Philip, 20 Joe Brial, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 23 Jock Campbell

British and Irish Lions:
Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Fin Smith, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Will Stuart, James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne (captain), Henry Pollock, Jac Morgan, Ben Earl

Replacements:
Rónan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, Finlay Bealham, Scott Cummings, Josh van der Flier, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Owen Farrell

Andrea Piardi of Italy is the referee for today’s game, assisted by Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli and France’s Pierre Brousset. Another Frenchman, Eric Gauzins, is the TMO.

British & Irish Lions 2025 Fixtures

British & Irish Lions 24 def by Argentina 28 at 5:00 am AEST on Saturday June 21 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Western Force 7 def by British & Irish Lions 54 at 5:45pm AWST on Saturday June 28 at Optus Stadium, Perth

Queensland Reds 12 def by British & Irish Lions 52 at 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday July 2 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

New South Wales Waratahs 10 def by British & Irish Lions 21 at 8;00 pm AEST on Saturday July 5 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney

ACT Brumbies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday July 9 at GIO Stadium, Canberra

AUNZ Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 12 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Wallabies vs British & Irish Lions Test Schedule

GAME 1: Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

GAME 2: Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday July 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

GAME 3: Wallabies v British & Irish Lions at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday August 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney