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British and Irish Lions: 2025 Australia tour fixtures, kick-off times, ways to watch live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW

    The British and Irish Lions face Australia in the first Test of the series this Saturday – you can watch every game exclusively live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW.

    After opening their tour with defeat to Argentina in Dublin, Andy Farrell’s squad have since claimed five consecutive victories in Australia against Western Force, Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, ACT Brumbies and Invitational AU.

    This Saturday, the Lions play Australia in the highly-anticipated opening Test, live on Sky Sports Action and Main Event from 10am (11am kick-off). The nine-match tour culminates with a three-Test series against the Wallabies.

    Sky customers can watch every game exclusively live on Sky Sports Action – rebranded ‘Sky Sports The Lions’ on Test weekends – while non-Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass.

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    Sky Sports News’ Eleanor Roper breaks down the Lions’ tour schedule

    British and Irish Lions 2025 tour of Australia fixtures, UK kick-off times and Sky Sports’ live schedule

    All games live on Sky Sports, kick-off UK times

    June 20: The Lions 24-28 Argentina

    June 28: Western Force 7-54 The Lions

    July 2: Queensland Reds 12-52 The Lions

    July 5: NSW Waratahs 10-21 The Lions

    July 9: ACT Brumbies 24-36 The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action

    July 12: Invitational AU & NZ 0-48 The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action

    July 19: Wallabies vs The Lions (first Test) – 11am, Sky Sports The Lions

    July 22: First Nations & Pasifika XV vs The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action

    July 26: Wallabies vs The Lions (second Test) – 11am, Sky Sports The Lions

    August 2: Wallabies vs The Lions (third Test) – 11am, Sky Sports The Lions

    Highlights: Lions’ tour so far

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    Highlights from the sixth game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions took on an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV at Adelaide Oval.

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    Highlights from the fifth game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions took on the ACT Brumbies at the GIO Stadium

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    Highlights from the fourth game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions took on the Waratahs at the Sydney Football Stadium

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    Highlights from the third game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions took on Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium

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    Highlights from the second game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions defeated Western Force

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    Highlights from the opening game of the 2025 tour as the British and Irish Lions took on Argentina in Dublin

    Innovation and a stellar pundit line-up

    Sky Sports has assembled a world-class team of former internationals and Lions legends to bring fresh insight from our state-of-the-art studio – familiar to viewers of Monday Night Football – as well as pitch side in Australia.

    Former Lions fly-half Dan Biggar will provide commentary alongside the unmistakable voice of the Lions, Miles Harrison, while Sam Warburton, Ronan O’Gara, Will Greenwood, Kyle Sinckler, John Barclay, Conor Murray, Nolli Waterman, Anthony Watson join iconic coaching masterminds Warren Gatland and Sir Ian McGeechan in the studio.

    With exclusive coverage of every game and expert analysis from our team of pundits – including Ronan O’Gara, Dan Biggar, Warburton and Gatland – it will be the ultimate destination for all things Lions rugby.

    Whether you’re watching from home or on the go, Sky Sports will be the ultimate destination for Lions fans, who won’t miss a moment with exclusive coverage of every game and expert analysis as the Lions search for their first series win since 2013.

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    Sky Sports have announced a stellar line-up of on-screen talent to cover this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour of Australia

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    Sky Sports has an exciting new look for its studio coverage


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    Fans can expect plenty of innovation for this year’s tour

    How to watch or stream the Lions tour of Australia in the UK or Ireland

    Got Sky?

    TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports Action which will rebrand to ‘Sky Sports The Lions’ for each Test weekend

    App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app

    Not got Sky?

    Stream: Non-Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass

    Live blog: Anyone on the move can follow live coverage of each match with our dedicated live blogs on Skysports.com/rugby-union

    FREE Highlights: Watch highlights of each tour match and all three Tests on the Sky Sports App

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    Take a look back at the most iconic moments from the past 25 years of the Lions Tour

    How to watch the British and Irish Lions on mobile with the Sky Sports app

    Sky Sports Subscribers can:

    1. Download or open the Sky Sports app
    2. Head to the ‘Watch’ section at the schedule programme start time
    3. Tap on the Sky Sports Lions or Sky Sports Main Event channel
    4. Sign in with your Sky iD (*you’ll only need to do this once)

    *Sky iD help: How to find or create your Sky iD

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    Relive the best ever tries scored by the British and Irish Lions as we build up to the 2025 tour of Australia, which is live only on Sky Sports

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