Irish Rugby | British & Irish Lions Announce Itinerary For 2025 Australia Tour

The British & Irish Lions have right this moment launched the nine-match schedule for the 2025 Tour to Australia together with three Check matches towards the Wallabies. Two years out from the Tour, it’s been confirmed that the eagerly awaited Check clashes will happen on 19 July, 26 July and a pair of August. The Lions will journey to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney respectively for the Check matches.

The British & Irish Lions will journey all through Australia with video games happening in a number of the most spectacular stadiums in world sport. The Lions will start the Tour in Perth towards the Western Power earlier than going through fellow Australian Tremendous Rugby Pacific sides, the Queensland Reds, the NSW Waratahs, and the ACT Brumbies. The Lions will proceed their preparation for the primary Check by going through an invitational Australian and New Zealand staff in a conflict on the Adelaide Oval.

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the primary Check on Saturday 19 July. Following this, a midweek heat up fixture towards Melbourne Rebels will happen at Marvel Stadium on Tuesday 22 July.

The second Check will probably be performed on Saturday 26 July on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG), which has a capability of 100,000. A possible sell-out crowd on the famend venue can be a report for a British & Irish Lions Check. This Check would additionally signify one of many highest attendances at a rugby match in historical past. The ultimate Check will probably be performed in entrance of over 80,000 followers at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 2 August.

A powerful partnership and a typical objective between The British & Irish Lions, Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship has resulted within the Lions having a two-week preparation interval earlier than the Tour commences, giving the Lions the perfect likelihood of regaining the Sequence on Australian soil, a rustic the place they loved their final tour win in 2013. Additional element round pre-tour actions, together with a pre-tour heat up fixture, will probably be introduced at a later stage.

Particulars on the Tour schedule observe the announcement of main industrial companions for the Tour, with The British & Irish Lions not too long ago confirming international rugby model Canterbury as official package supplier and the worldwide insurance coverage group Howden as official entrance of blouse/jersey sponsor. Confectionery model Cadbury’s and sportswear producer Asics will proceed because the Wallabies official entrance of blouse and package companions.

The 2025 Tour to Australia guarantees to be probably the most eagerly anticipated excursions in historical past contemplating the absence of followers for the 2021 Tour of South Africa. Supporters who wish to be a part of the best expertise in rugby can assure their place for ticket-inclusive journey packages to Australia with The British & Irish Lion’s personal journey firm, Lions Rugby Journey. Precedence Entry Passes are on sale now which can guarantee a precedence window on packages after they turn into out there. Passes are absolutely refundable do you have to select to not journey and are available off your closing steadiness if you ebook. To buy Passes or for extra info, go to http://www.lionsrugby.com/tours

Ben CalveleyCEO of The British & Irish Lions, commented:

“We’re delighted to announce the Tour schedule right this moment as we glance forward to what’s to be probably the most eagerly anticipated Sequence in historical past. I wish to take the chance to thank Rugby Australia for the sturdy stage of collaboration in planning for this tour and we look ahead to persevering with to work with them over the subsequent two years. I’d additionally prefer to thank Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship, whose cooperation has resulted within the longest preparation interval for a tour in latest historical past, which supplies us the absolute best likelihood of a Sequence victory. We look ahead to persevering with to work with our hosts and our companions to create among the best excursions ever”.

“As we start the countdown to Australia in 2025, The British & Irish Lions model and organisation has by no means been stronger with a worldwide fan base of some 14 million folks, a major following and robust stage of engagement by means of our numerous digital platforms, and a variety of business companions comprised of a number of the greatest manufacturers and organisations on this planet. Our ambition is to additional construct upon this place and make this upcoming tour the best Lions tour ever, positioning it as the key international sporting occasion of 2025.”

Ieuan EvansChairman of The British & Irish Lions, added: “British & Irish Lions Excursions are distinctive on this planet of sport, each when it comes to the final word problem they signify and the cultural affect they’ve. Lions excursions to Australia have at all times been memorable events and the 2025 Tour guarantees to be no completely different. I understand how particular it’s to tug on that well-known pink jersey in Australia, having toured there through the 1989 Tour. What I’ve discovered from these particular video games is how necessary the followers are to roaring us on to victory so to have the ability to announce ticket bundle particulars may be very thrilling.”

“Being part of The British & Irish Lions means having the ability to unite and encourage by means of extraordinary rugby experiences, and dealing intently with our host companions in Rugby Australia, we consider that we are able to present an epic tour that will probably be a worldwide sporting occasion to not be missed”.

Commenting on the announcement, Rugby Australia CEO, Phil Waugh stated: “The British & Irish Lions Tour is without doubt one of the nice sporting festivals – it’s a actual landmark of Australian and world sport. Rugby Australia is trying ahead to welcoming again the Lions for the primary time in 12 years – in addition to the tens of hundreds of Lions followers from the northern hemisphere. It’s an thrilling fixture of matches throughout the nation with the Lions taking up our Tremendous Rugby franchises, three large Check matches, and a marquee match in Adelaide that includes a mixed invitational Australia-New Zealand aspect.”

2025 Lions Tour to Australia (kick off instances TBC)

• 28 June, Lions vs Western Power, Perth (Optus Stadium)
• 2 July, Lions vs Queensland Reds, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
• 5 July, Lions vs NSW Waratahs, Sydney (Allianz Stadium)
• 9 July, Lions vs ACT Brumbies, Canberra (GIO Stadium)
• 12 July, Lions vs Invitational AU & NZ, Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
• 19 July, 1st Check, Lions vs Wallabies, Brisbane (Suncorp Stadium)
• 22 July, Lions vs Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne (Marvel Stadium)
• 26 July, 2nd Check, Lions vs Wallabies, Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Floor/MCG)
• 2 Aug, third Check, Lions vs Wallabies, Sydney (Accor Stadium)