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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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          20dTom 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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          69dTom 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 £3m injection

          British insurance firm Royal London has given the rugby unions of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland £3 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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          318dTom 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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          319dTom 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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          495dSam 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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          752dBrittany 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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          755dSam 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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          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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          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.