The British and Irish Lions tour is almost upon us for 2025 as one of the biggest events in rugby takes centre stage over the next six weeks.
Andy Farrell’s star-studded side, captained by England skipper Maro Itoje, face Argentina for the 1888 Cup in their farewell fixture in Dublin on Friday night ahead of a trip to Australia that includes nine matches in total, with three all-important Tests coming up against Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies.
The Lions will also come up against the best of Super Rugby and two invitational sides as they look to make it a summer to remember Down Under.
The Lions famously recorded their first series win since 1997 on their last trip to Australia under Warren Gatland in 2013, before battling to a draw in New Zealand four years later and then being pipped 2-1 by the reigning world champion Springboks in the Covid-impacted tour of South Africa back in 2021.
British and Irish Lions 2025 squad
Forwards
Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Ollie Chessum (England), Jack Conan (Ireland), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England), Scott Cummings (Scotland), Tom Curry (England), Ben Earl (England), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Finlay Bealham (Ireland), Ellis Genge (England), Maro Itoje (England, captain), Ronan Kelleher (Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Ireland), Jac Morgan (Wales), Henry Pollock (England), Andrew Porter (Ireland), James Ryan (Ireland), Pierre Schoeman (Scotland), Dan Sheehan (Ireland), Will Stuart (England), Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
Backs
Bundee Aki (Ireland), Elliot Daly (England), Tommy Freeman (England), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland), Mack Hansen (Ireland), Huw Jones (Scotland), Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Blair Kinghorn (Scotland), James Lowe (Ireland), Alex Mitchell (England), Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Finn Russell (Scotland), Fin Smith (England), Marcus Smith (England), Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland), Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), Tomos Williams (Wales)
Injury withdrawals
Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
Training with squad
Jamie George (England), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (England), Jack van Poortvliet (England)
British and Irish Lions 2025 fixtures
Kick-off time 11am BST unless stated
Friday, June 20
The Lions vs Argentina (8pm BST, Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
Saturday, June 28
Western Force vs The Lions (Optus Stadium, Perth)
Wednesday, July 2
Queensland Reds vs The Lions (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)
Saturday, July 5
New South Wales Waratahs vs The Lions (Allianz Stadium, Sydney)
Wednesday, July 9
ACT Brumbies vs The Lions (GIO Stadium, Canberra)
Saturday, July 12
Invitational Australia & New Zealand XV vs The Lions (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)
Saturday, July 19
Australia vs The Lions (First Test - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)
Tuesday, July 22
First Nations and Pasifika XV vs The Lions (Marvel Stadium, Melbourne)
Saturday, July 26
Australia vs The Lions (Second Test - MCG, Melbourne)
Saturday, August 2
Australia vs The Lions (Third Test - Accor Stadium, Sydney)
How to watch British and Irish Lions tour 2025
TV channel: Sky Sports has the exclusive broadcast rights to the Lions tour again in the UK this summer, with every match to be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action.
Coverage typically begins an hour before kick-off, which will be 10am BST for the nine games in Australia and 7pm for the 1888 Cup clash with Argentina in Dublin.
Live stream: Those with a Sky Sports subscription can also watch the matches live online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: Standard Sport will be covering every Lions fixture this summer through our live match blogs.
