Reports tonight suggests that the British & Irish Lions fixtures for their 2025 tour of Australia are close to being announced.
And from the report from the Sydney Morning Herald, it could be the best tour in years with a number of exciting midweek fixtures.
The team is set to face a formidable combined team of top players from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea in a midweek game.
Additionally, the Lions will play against an Anzac XV, comprising the best players from New Zealand’s All Blacks and Australia’s Wallabies, as well as three Australian Super teams – the Waratahs, Reds, and Brumbies – each in a single game.
Lions tour 2025 fixtures:
Lions vs Waratahs
Lions vs Reds
Lions vs Brumbies
Lions vs Australia (First Test)
Lions vs Pacific Islands
Lions vs Australia (Second Test)
Lions vs Anzac XV
Lions vs Australia (Third Test)
Order of games may be incorrect.
Will Greenwood: 2025 Lions XV
The team the former England centre predicted following the 2021 tour of South Africa.
#BACK-THREE:
- 15. Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
- 11. Adam Radwan (England)
Greenwood on Radwan: “The Newcastle Falcon might be raw, but if you’re good enough, you’re old enough. We’ve seen Cheslin Kolbe hot-step his way to a series-clinching try; Radwan could do the same.”
Greenwood on Rees-Zammit: “The Welshman saw his opportunities limited on the tour to South Africa but in the short periods he did feature you could tell there was a star in the making.”
Our selection: Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Adam Radwan (England), Freddie Steward (England)
#CENTRES:
- 13. Garry Ringrose (Ireland)
- 12. Cameron Redpath (Scotland)
Greenwood on Redpath: “I am convinced that Redpath would have toured South Africa this year were it not for the serious knee injury sustained while in action for Bath.”
Our selection: Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Cameron Redpath (Scotland)