The British and Irish Lions next face the Queensland Reds for their second match in Australia on the 2025 tour – 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 then picked up a dominant victory over Western Force in Perth last time out.
On Wednesday the Lions play the Queensland Reds in Brisbane, 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 what the Lions tour schedule is going to look like
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 vs The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action
July 5: NSW Waratahs vs The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action
July 9: ACT Brumbies vs The Lions – 11am, Sky Sports Action
July 12: Invitational AU & NZ vs 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
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Scotsman and Hollywood hero Gerard Butler gives a chilling speech to promote the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia, which you can watch live on Sky Sports
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 Warbuton, Ronan O’Gara, Will Greenwood, Kyle Sinckler, John Barclay, Conor Murray, Owen Farrell, Nolli Waterman, Anthony Watson join iconic coaching masterminds Warren Gatland and Sir Ian McGeechan in studio.
With exclusive coverage of every game and expert analysis from our team of pundits – including Owen Farrell, Ronan O’Gara, Sam Warburton and Warren 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.
Sky Sports have announced a stellar line-up of on-screen talent to cover this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour of Australia
Sky Sports has an exciting new look for its studio coverage
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:
- Download or open the Sky Sports app
- Head to the ‘Watch’ section at the schedule programme start time
- Tap on the Sky Sports Lions or Sky Sports Main Event channel
- 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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