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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.
The schedule is as follows.
All dates and times are in AEST (Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane time)
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off (AEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour games | |||
| Sat, Jun 28 | Lions vs Western Force | Optus Stadium, Perth | 7:45pm |
| Wed, Jul 2 | Lions vs Queensland Reds | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 7:45pm |
| Sat, Jul 5 | Lions vs NSW Waratahs | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 7:45pm |
| Wed, Jul 9 | Lions vs ACT Brumbies | GIO Stadium, Canberra | 7:45pm |
| Sat, Jul 12 | Lions vs AUNZ Invitation XV | Adelaide Oval | 7:45pm |
| Tue, Jul 22 | Lions vs First Nations & Pasifika XV | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne | 7:45pm |
| Test matches | |||
| Sat, Jul 19 | Lions vs Wallabies 1st Test | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 7:45pm |
| Sat, Jul 26 | Lions vs Wallabies 2nd Test | MCG, Melbourne | 7:45pm |
| Sat, Aug 2 | Lions vs Wallabies 3rd Test | Accor Stadium, Sydney | 7:45pm |
BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS TOUR 2021
The British and Irish Lions completed a three Test tour of South Africa in 2021.
The Springboks won the series 2-1, but it was overshadowed by significant off-field controversy brought about by South African coaching director Rassie Erasmus publicly criticising Australian referee Nic Berry in an hour-long online video.
All matches were played in either Cape Town, Pretoria or Johannesburg, with the latter hosting the final two Tests of the tour. Ellis Park and FNB Stadium were the locations in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld played host to the match in Pretoria, while Cape Town Stadium was the other venue used.
The confined nature of the fixtures was to minimise the health risk associated with playing the tour during the pandemic.
The British and Irish Lions played Japan in Scotland before heading to South Africa. They started the tour proper with a match against provincial side the Lions – brought onto the fixture list in place of the originally slated match-up against a South African Invitational XV – before encounters against the Sharks, Bulls, South Africa A, and Stormers.
The three-Test series against the Springboks followed after that.
Note all dates and times are in AEST (Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane time)
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off (AEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warmup matches | |||
| Sun, Jun 27 | Lions def. Japan 28-10 | Murrayfield | 12am |
| Sun, Jul 4 | Lions def. (SR) Lions 56-14 | Ellis Park | 2am |
| Thu, Jul 8 | Lions def. Sharks 54-7 | Ellis Park | 4am |
| Sun, Jul 11 | Lions def. Sharks 71-31 | Loftus Versfeld | 2am |
| Thu, Jul 15 | South Africa A def. Lions 17-13 | Cape Town Stadium | 4am |
| Sun, Jul 18 | Lions def. Stormers 49-3 | Cape Town Stadium | 2am |
| Springboks Tests | |||
| Sun, Jul 25 | Lions def. Springboks 22-17 | Cape Town Stadium | 2am |
| Sun, Aug 1 | Springboks def. Lions 27-9 | FNB Stadium | 2am |
| Sun, Aug 8 | Springboks def. Lions 19-16 | Ellis Park | 2am |
