The clash against an 'Anzac XV' in Adelaide will be part of a nine-game visit that will also see the Lions, with players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, take on all five Australian Super Rugby sides.
SYDNEY - The British and Irish Lions will face a joint Australia-New Zealand side in an unofficial "fourth Test" on their 2025 tour, which will include matches against the Wallabies in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, it was announced Wednesday.
"It is an exciting fixture of matches all around the country with the Lions taking on our Super Rugby franchises, three massive Test matches, and a marquee match in Adelaide featuring a combined invitational Australia-New Zealand side." The game fell between New Zealand Tests against Argentina, and All Blacks players made individual choices about whether they would risk injury and play.
They only play Australia once every 12 years. When they last met in 2013, also a three-match series, the Lions won 2-1, also with New Zealander Gatland at the helm.
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