How to watch Australia vs British & Irish Lions Test 2: Live stream rugby for FREE

Tom's Guide

a day ago

Australia and the British and Irish Lions face off at the MCG on Saturday in a potential series decider. The tourists hammered the Wallabies last weekend, but the hosts were a far cry from full strength and there have been one or two signs of complacency from Andy Farrell's men.
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Farrell rounded on his players for treating the midweek encounter with the First Nations & Pasifika XV like an exhibition game, and they nearly paid the price. Henry Pollock clearly didn't get the memo, as he's already bigging up this Lions team as the best ever. The Invincibles of 1974, who played 22 games in 10 weeks, winning 21 and drawing the other, may have something to say about that.
Australia, remember, only had one game to prepare for the series, and were down several key men for the opener. The Wallabies' first-choice fly-half Noah Lolesio is out of action entirely, which means Tom Lynagh makes his second ever international start at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. However, lock Will Skelton and flanker Rob Valetini have returned to beef up the starting XV. Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii have pledged to be braver on the ball.
Farrell has been picking his centers in pairs, but Garry Ringrose's withdrawal from the XV means Bundee Aki is instead partnering Huw Jones. Along with Ellis Genge and Sione Tuipulotu, Jones was one of the Lions' standout performers in last weekend's 27-19 victory. Genge has been replaced by Andrew Porter, while Tuipulotu misses out through injury. Meanwhile, Owen Farrell has been selected on the bench after not originally being a part of the touring squad.
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Australia vs Lions Test 2 is being shown on both CBS and Paramount Plus in the U.S..
You need the $12.99 per month Showtime plan to tune in on Paramount Plus. Alternatively, Fubo carries CBS and offers new customers a 7-day free trial. Prices start from $84.99 a month.
RugbyPass TV is showing every other game of the tour for free.
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Australia vs Lions Test 2, along with the rest of the 2025 Lions tour, is being shown on Sky Sports.
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There will also be highlights later in the day at 8 p.m. BST on the free-to-air Welsh-language S4C channel, which can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
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The Australia vs Lions Test 2 is being broadcast for FREE on Channel 9, with live streaming available via 9Now.
The game is also being shown on Stan Sport ad-free and in 4K, along with the rest of the Lions tour. Stan Sport costs AU$15/month on top of a Stan plan, which starts at AU$12/month.
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