How to watch First Nations & Pasifika XV vs British & Irish Lions: Live stream the 2025 rugby game, team news

Tom's Guide

2 days ago

After beating the Wallabies 27-19 in the opening Test at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, the Lions will attempt to continue their winning ways when they take on a First Nations & Pasifika XV that is packed with talent and power.
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Owen Farrell will make his 20th appearance in a Lions jersey as he captains a starting XV that does not include any of the players who featured in the first-Test victory against Australia. The veteran fly-half is participating in his fourth Lions tour and was given the nod as skipper ahead of fellow Englishman Jamie George.
The 33-year-old will wear the number 12 in a team that also features Ireland's Jamie Osborne, the fit-again Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham on the right wing and Duhan van der Merwe on the left. Fin Smith and Ben White also come back into the team after excelling in the warm-up game against AUNZ, while Ben Earl, Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell are on the bench.
While head coach Andy Farrell is protecting his first-choice players, he will be assessing the performance of the starters against a powerful First Nations & Pasifika XV to see if any can force their way into the team for the second Test against the Wallabies on Saturday.
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First Nations & Pasifika XV: Muirhead; Reilly, Foketi, Feliuai, Daugunu; Beale, Thomas; Ieli, Paenga-Amosa, Tupou, Swain, Salakaia-Loto, Uru, Gamble, Tualima
Replacements: Asiata, Pearce, Doge, Vocevoce, Leota, Goddard, Debreczeni, McLeod
British and Irish Lions XV: Kinghorn; Graham, Osborne, Farrell (capt), Van der Merwe; F Smith, White; Schoeman, George, Bealham, Ryan, Cummings, Morgan, Van der Flier, Pollock
Replacements: Ashman, Sutherland, Clarkson, Brown, Earl, Mitchell, M Smith, Ringrose
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The second Test on Saturday will be shown on CBS which is available via Paramount Plus. You will need the Showtime package ($12.99) to access CBS' live stream.
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First Nations & Pasifika XV vs Lions, along with every game 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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