The British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia is heating up.
It is the first time that the side – comprising England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' top players – have competed Down Under since 2013.
Nine matches are scheduled, headlined by a trio of clashes with the Wallabies.
The Sporting News will track all the results from the tour.
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British and Irish Lions fixtures, schedule, scores, results
| Date | Match/Result | Location | KO time (AEST) | KO time (BST) |
| Jun. 28 | Western Force 7 def. by The Lions 54 | Optus Stadium, Perth | 5:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 2 | Queensland Reds 12 def. by The Lions 52 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 5 | NSW Waratahs 10 def. by The Lions 21 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 9 | ACT Brumbies 24 def. by The Lions 36 | GIO Stadium, Canberra | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 12 | Invitational AU & NZ 0 def. by The Lions 48 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 7:15 p.m. | 10:15 p.m. |
| Jul. 19 | Wallabies 19 def. by The Lions 27 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 22 | First Nations & Pasifika XV 19 def. by The Lions 24 | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Jul. 26 | Wallabies 26 def. by The Lions 29 | MCG, Melbourne | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| Aug. 2 | Wallabies vs. The Lions | Accor Stadium, Sydney | 7:45 p.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
British and Irish Lions squad
| Player | National team | Previous Lions tours |
| FORWARDS | ||
| Tadhg Beirne | Ireland | 2021 |
| Ollie Chessum | England | — |
| Jack Conan | Ireland | 2021 |
| Luke Cowan-Dickie | England | 2021 |
| Scott Cummings | Scotland | — |
| Tom Curry | England | 2021 |
| Ben Earl | England | — |
| Zander Fagerson | Scotland | 2021 |
| Tadhg Furlong | Ireland | 2017, 2021 |
| Ellis Genge | England | 2017 |
| Maro Itoje (captain) | England | 2017, 2021 |
| Ronan Kelleher | Ireland | 2021 |
| Joe McCarthy | Ireland | — |
| Jac Morgan | Wales | — |
| Henry Pollock | England | — |
| Andrew Porter | Ireland | 2021 |
| James Ryan | Ireland | — |
| Pierre Schoeman | Scotland | — |
| Dan Sheehan | Ireland | — |
| Will Stuart | England | — |
| Josh van der Flier | Ireland | — |
| BACKS | ||
| Bundee Aki | Ireland | 2021 |
| Owen Farrell | England | 2013, 2017, 2021 |
| Tommy Freeman | England | — |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | Ireland | — |
| Mack Hansen | Ireland | — |
| Huw Jones | Scotland | — |
| Hugo Keenan | Ireland | — |
| Blair Kinghorn | Scotland | — |
| James Lowe | Ireland | — |
| Alex Mitchell | England | — |
| Garry Ringrose | Ireland | — |
| Finn Russell | Scotland | 2021 |
| Fin Smith | England | — |
| Marcus Smith | England | 2021 |
| Sione Tuipulotu | Scotland | — |
| Duhan van der Merwe | Scotland | 2021 |
| Tomos Williams | Wales | — |