The British and Irish Lions are underway in Australia and searching so as to add to their momentum after an enormous 54-7 rout of Western Power. Subsequent up are the Queensland Reds, who’re anticipated to supply a harder check for the Lions.
Right here is every part it’s worthwhile to know.
When is the sport?
When: Wednesday, July 2 at 2 p.m. AEST (11 a.m. Wednesday BST)
The place: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Match official: Andrea Piardi
watch
The match will likely be proven dwell on Sky Sports activities within the UK and on Stan Sport in Australia. For radio, TalkSport will likely be offering dwell commentary, whereas BBC Radio Wales will ship Welsh commentary.
You may also comply with ESPN’s dwell weblog, in addition to intensive information and have protection.
Lineups
Andy Farrell is enjoying all of his injury-hit Lions playing cards in expectation of a sterner check of their second tour hit-out.
Scrum-half Tomos Williams will fly house with a series-ending harm whereas captain Maro Itoje will play his first recreation this tour.
Williams damage his hamstring in Saturday’s dominant 54-7 defeat of the Western Power and on Monday was dominated out of the nine-game tour.
Farrell stated he has moved away from country-based mixtures in his workforce picks.
“That is gone. We have been a squad now for a few weeks so it is the British and Irish Lions, that is it,” Farrell stated.
“I’ve bought all these plans [for the first Test], shuffling them round on a regular basis simply due to the character of sport.”
The Queensland Reds have included 11 Check gamers, together with 9 Wallabies and two All Blacks, of their match day 23.
Jock Campbell will reprise his function at fullback and put on the captaincy badge, whereas new recruit and one-cap All Black Aidan Ross will bolster the front-row as he strains up alongside former All Black Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler.
Each Toomaga-Allen and Ross have beforehand packed down in opposition to the Lions with in the course of the 2017 tour of New Zealand.
“Pleasure is excessive that is for positive,” Reds coach Les Kiss stated. “Should you take a look at historical past, it is a distinctive and particular group as Queensland gamers and coaches who get the prospect in opposition to a Lions workforce.
“It is a one-off match however we have had a line of sight with their video games in opposition to Argentina and the Western Power … Why cannot we put our greatest foot ahead, rip in and see what occurs?”
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