Andy Farrell has named the team that will take the field in the third and final Test of the Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Series at the Accor Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday night.
Saracens and England’s Maro Itoje will lead out the side against the Wallabies and is partnered in the second row by Leinster Rugby and Ireland’s James Ryan.
In the front row the Leinster and Ireland trio of Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong is retained with Furlong set to start his ninth consecutive Test match for the Lions.
The backrow of Sale Sharks and England’s Tom Curry at openside, Leinster and Ireland’s Jack Conan at No.8 and Munster Rugby and Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne at blindside is named to start their third consecutive Test.
Leinster and Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Bath Rugby and Scotland’s Finn Russell are retained as the half-back pairing at scrum-half and fly-half respectively.
Connacht Rugby and Ireland’s Bundee Aki is again paired with Glasgow Warriors and Scotland’s Huw Jones in midfield.
And Toulouse and Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn is introduced into the back three on the left wing alongside Northampton Saints and England’s Tommy Freeman and Leinster and Ireland’s full-back Hugo Keenan.
Lions Head Coach Andy Farrell, said: “We have put ourselves in a great position to finish this Tour with our best performance to date and create our own piece of history.
“Last weekend’s Test match in Melbourne was an incredible spectacle and illustrated how special Lions Tours are and what they mean to both the players and the supporters.
“We are expecting another epic battle this weekend against a Wallaby side that showed their quality last week.”
The game kicks off at 11.00am BST/ IST and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland with radio commentary on talkSPORT.
The final Test match of the 2013 Tour saw the Lions secure the Series with a 41-16 victory at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
The British & Irish Lions v Wallabies
Accor Stadium, Sydney, Saturday 2nd August, 2025, KO: 11:00 BST
15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #881
14. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) #858
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #878
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
11. Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) #882
10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #879
1. Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #876
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #873
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (C) #825
5. James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #880
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864
17. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) #859
18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) #877
19. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) #875
20. Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales) #861
21. Ben Earl (Saracens/England) #857
22. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
23. Owen Farrell (Saracens/England) #780
Lions Trivia:
Leinster Rugby and Ireland’s Tadhg Furlong is set to equal Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones in starting nine consecutive Lions Test matches. Saracens and England captain Maro Itoje is also in line to play in the last nine Test matches - having come off the bench in the first Test against New Zealand in 2017.
Most Successive Lions Test Starts
15 Willie John McBride (1966-74)
12 Graham Price (1977-83)
10 Tony O’Reilly (1955-59)
10 RH Williams (1955-59)
9 Dickie Jeeps (1055-59)
9 Alun Wyn Jones (2013-2021)
*9 Tadhg Furlong (2017-present)
*8 Maro Itoje (2017-present)
