British & Irish Lions fixtures
Saturday, June 28 W Western Force 54-7, Perth
Wednesday, July 2 W Queensland Reds 52-12, Brisbane
Saturday, July 5 W NSW Waratahs 21-10, Sydney
Wednesday, July 9 W ACT Brumbies 36-24, Canberra
Saturday, July 12 W Australia and New Zealand Invitational 48-0, Adelaide
Saturday, July 19 W Australia 27-19, Brisbane, first test
Tuesday, July 22 W First Nations and Pasifika XV 24-19, Melbourne
Saturday, July 26 W Australia 29-26, Melbourne, second test
Saturday, Aug. 2 L Australia 22-12, Sydney, third test
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