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British & Irish Lions 2025: Australia tour fixtures

The British & Irish Lions are scheduled to face off against Australia in summer 2025 as part of a 10-match tour between June 20 and Aug. 2. Here is the full list of fixtures.

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7dTom Hamilton

Source: Lions could play in Las Vegas in 2029

The British & Irish Lions are weighing up playing a match in the United States as part of their 2029 tour of New Zealand, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

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56dTom Hamilton

Easterby to lead Ireland while Farrell on Lions duty

Simon Easterby will coach Ireland's men's team in the 2025 Six Nations while Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to coach the British & Irish Lions ahead of their tour to Australia next summer.

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Women's Lions Tour unions get ÂŁ3m injection

British insurance firm Royal London has given the rugby unions of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland ÂŁ3 million ($3.7 million) to invest in female coaches and players ahead of the British and Irish Lions women's inaugural tour.

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First women's Lions tour confirmed for 2027

A first British and Irish Lions women's tour will take place in 2027 with current world champions New Zealand hosting a three-test series, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

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306dTom Hamilton

France-based players eligible for Lions selection

Andy Farrell will be able to pick players based in France for the tour of Australia in 2025, the new British & Irish Lions head coach has said.

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306dTom Hamilton

Lions name Andy Farrell as coach for 2025 tour

The British and Irish Lions have named Andy Farrell as head coach for their 2025 tour of Australia, it was announced on Thursday.

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Gatland will not lead 2025 Lions tour

Warren Gatland has decided not to continue as head coach of the Lions, and recommended Ireland coach Andy Farrell as the best man for the job.

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482dSam Bruce

Invitational Aus-NZ team to face Lions in '25

An ANZAC-style invitational team has been given the green light to face the British & Irish Lions in 2025, after Rugby Australia confirmed the dates of the historic tour on Wednesday afternoon.

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739dBrittany Mitchell

ANZAC XV a '30 second' discussion, reveals Robinson

New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has told media Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has "jumped the gun" after he announced talks had begun on a potential return of a combined Anzac team to face the British & Irish Lions in Australia in 2025.

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742dSam Bruce

Combined ANZAC rugby team could face Lions in '25

New Zealand Rugby [NZR] says it is "aligned in principle" with a Rugby Australia [RA] plan to see a combined Wallabies-All Blacks team face the British & Irish Lions as part of their 2025 tour Down Under.

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884dReuters

Wales, Lions legend Bennett dies aged 73

Former Wales and British & Irish Lions fly-half Phil Bennett has died aged 73, his former team Scarlets announced on Sunday.

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Erasmus denies leak of infamous referee video

Rassie Erasmus has denied he made public his now infamous 62-minute video critique of the performance of the match officials after the first Test against the British & Irish Lions last year.

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Lions women's tour 'just a matter of time' - chief

The decision to launch a female British & Irish Lions touring team will be made before the end of the year, Lions chief executive Ben Calveley has said.

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1193dReuters

Late Steyn penalty earns Springboks series win

Veteran Morne Steyn kicked over a last-gasp penalty to hand South Africa a narrow 19-16 victory over British & Irish Lions in the third and final test on Saturday to seal a 2-1 series victory.

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Sinckler cleared of biting South African opponent

British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler has been cleared of biting a South African opponent in Saturday's second test, World Rugby announced on Tuesday.

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De Klerk, Du Toit ruled out of final Lions test

South Africa will be without key players Pieter-Steph du Toit and Faf de Klerk when they face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday in the final test of the series.