A British & Irish Lions live stream is one of the hottest tickets of 2025. The cream of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh talent only come together once every four years, so this is one rugby tour you won’t want to miss. This article contains all the information you need to make sure you don’t miss a second of the Lions’ adventure in Australia.

After comfortable wins against Western Force and Queensland Reds (both of which saw the Lions scoring 50-plus points), the tourists had a much more frustrating time against their third Super Rugby opponents, NSW Waratahs. Head coach Andy Farrell will now be looking for his British & Irish Lions squad to up their game considerably against ACT Brumbies on Wednesday, especially as there are now just two warm-up games before the first Wallabies Test kicks off on Saturday 19 July.

This guide tells you everything you need to know to watch a British & Irish Lions live stream wherever you are, and also includes details of how to use a VPN to tune into the games if you’re away from home during the tour. You can find details of the remaining 2025 British & Irish Lions fixtures at the bottom of the page.

Quick facts

– British & Irish Lions tour 2025 dates: June 20 – August 2 2025
– British & Irish Lions FREE streams: Nine/9Now (Australia, Test matches only); RugbyPassTV (US, warm-up matches only)
– Other British & Irish Lions streams: Sky Sports/Now (UK and Ireland); Stan Sport (Australia); Paramount+ (US, Test matches only)
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Watch selected British & Irish Lions matches for FREE in the US

Rugby fans in the US can tune into all seven of the British & Irish Lions’ warm-up games – including ACT Brumbies v the Lions on Wednesday 9 July – on the free RugbyPass TV service. All you need to do to watch the action is complete a quick registration. You can view games on your smartphone, tablet or on your TV using Chromecast, Airplay, Apple TV and Android TV.

Away from home for any of the Lions games? Don’t worry, you can still watch your usual stream from abroad, thanks to the wonders of a VPN. Read on to find out more…

Watch the British & Irish Lions Tests for FREE in Australia

It’s good news for rugby fans in Australia because every Wallabies home game is available to watch FOR FREE on Nine and its 9Now streaming service – and that includes all three of their Tests against the British & Irish Lions. 

If you’re an Australian resident travelling overseas and want to watch your free Australia v British & Irish Lions live stream from abroad, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN to tune in as you would back home. Scroll down for more information.

Watch the British & Irish Lions tour from anywhere

Away from home for work or a vacation this summer? That doesn’t mean you have to miss any of the eagerly anticipated British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. Rugby-loving fans who are travelling outside their home country can watch their usual service with the help of a VPN.

A Virtual Private Network (to give its full name) is a piece of software that can change your device’s IP address to make it appear to be in any country in the world. That means you can access your streaming services and watch the Lions as if you were in your living room at home – even if you’re in a totally different country.

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Watch the British & Irish Lions tour in the UK

In the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports is the place to go if you want to watch every British & Irish Lions live stream this summer. Conveniently, every single match in Australia kicks off at 11am BST. Sky Sports has confirmed its punditry team for the tour, and you can find upcoming fixture dates at the end of this article.

Sky Sports subscribers can watch British & Irish Lions matches via the Sky Go app for desktop, iOS, Android, PlayStation and Xbox. Visit the Sky website for more information.

How to watch every British & Irish Lions game in Australia

While the three Test matches are available on free-to-air Nine and 9Now, you’ll need to subscribe to Stan Sport to watch the other tour matches – including Wednesday’s warm-up game against the Brumbies. As an added bonus point, every game – including the the Tests – is also available ad-free on Stan Sport.

Standard Stan plans start at $12 per month. It costs an extra $15 per month to add Stan Sport to your package.

Watch the British & Irish Lions 2025 Tests in the United States

Thanks to a new deal with World Rugby, CBS and streaming service Paramount+ have exclusive rights to show all three of this year’s British & Irish Lions Tests in the US. Subscriptions to Paramount+ start at $7.99 per month.

Live stream the British & Irish Lions tour in New Zealand

In New Zealand, subscription broadcaster Sky Sport NZ is your destination for live streams of every British & Irish Lions match in 2025.

A subscription to streaming service Sky Sport Now costs $54.99 per month or $549.99 per year (equivalent to $45.83 per month). Day passes are also available for $29.99.

British & Irish Lions live streams in South Africa

As with most other high-profile rugby matches, SuperSport is the place to go to watch the British & Irish Lions action in South Africa.

There are various SuperSport packages available, covering traditional TV on DStv and direct live streaming.

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