The British and Irish Lions boast a 100% file Down Underneath as they proceed to heat up for his or her three-Check collection towards the Wallabies later this month.
Andy Farrell’s aspect have tasted defeat simply as soon as this summer time — of their farewell recreation in Dublin towards Argentina — however wins over the Western Pressure, Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs have gotten them again on observe.
Subsequent up are the ACT Brumbies, which ESPN Australia’s Sam Bruce estimated could be one of many more durable tour video games on the schedule.
Can the Lions sustain their profitable streak?
Right here is every thing it is advisable know.
When is the sport?
When: Wednesday, July 9 at 8 p.m. AEST (11 a.m. Wednesday BST)
The place: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Match official: Pierre Brousset
How you can watch
The match can be proven stay on Sky Sports activities within the UK and on Stan Sport in Australia. For radio, TalkSport can be offering stay commentary, whereas BBC Radio Wales will ship Welsh commentary.
You too can comply with ESPN’s stay weblog, in addition to in depth information and have protection.
Lineups
Maro Itoje returns to captain the British & Irish Lions workforce, with coach Andy Farrell ringing the modifications following Saturday’s scrappy win towards the Waratahs.
Farrell has named eight Irishmen in his beginning aspect, the tour match for which he was anticipated to pick a line-up near his first-choice workforce for the Check collection.
Itoje returns as skipper after being rested for the unconvincing 21-10 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs on the weekend, as does Scottish fly-half Finn Russell.
Russell’s compatriot Blair Kinghorn survives from the aspect that performed the Waratahs however will change from the wing to his extra acquainted fullback position at Canberra Stadium.
The remainder of the backline has a particular Irish flavour with Garry Ringrose and Bundee Aki within the centres, Jamison Gibson-Park at scrumhalf and James Lowe on the left wing.
Specialist No. 8 Jack Conan can be within the again row with English flankers Tom Curry and Ollie Chessum, whereas Joe McCarthy will play within the second row with Itoje, and Tadhg Furlong and Dan Sheehan fill out two-thirds of the entrance row.
Lachie Hooper’s debut recreation for the ACT Brumbies can be his first probability to line up professionally alongside massive brother, Tom.
But it surely is also the pair’s final recreation collectively in Brumbies colors.
Lachie, 21, will begin on the bench in Canberra on Wednesday evening after being handed his debut by coach Stephen Larkham.
Larkham hailed the skills of the youthful Hooper, who he watched and helped develop through the years via the ACT rugby system.
“He is wonderful when he goes on the sector,” he mentioned.
“We actually needed them to be right here collectively, and we actually needed them to play collectively, and we simply did not get the chance this yr.
“However hopefully every thing goes to plan and so they get on the sector and so they actually take pleasure in not solely the second, however the best way that we play the sport.”
Tom, 24, returns to the beginning aspect after taking part in 12 minutes within the Wallabies’ ugly 21-18 victory over Fiji in Newcastle on Sunday, however a number of big-name Check gamers can be absent, together with Rob Valetini and captain Allan Alaalatoa.
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