Welcome to Wide World of Sports’ live coverage of the inaugural Test match between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions at a packed Suncorp Stadium. Australia is eager to secure its first Lions series win since 2001, but the formidable visiting team is considered the strong favourite heading into the match.
The clash is set to commence at 8PM AEST, with coverage on Stan Sport starting an hour earlier at 7PM.
Below are the team line-ups for this highly anticipated encounter:
WALLABIES (15-1):
- Tom Wright
- Max Jorgensen
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii
- Len Ikitau
- Harry Potter
- Tom Lynagh
- Jake Gordon
- Harry Wilson (c)
- Fraser McReight
- Nick Champion de Crespigny
- Jeremy Williams
- Nick Frost
- Allan Alaalatoa
- Matt Faessler
- James Slipper
Reserves:
- Billy Pollard
- Angus Bell
- Tom Robertson
- Tom Hooper
- Carlo Tizzano
- Tate McDermott
- Ben Donaldson
- Andrew Kellaway
LIONS (15-1):
- Hugo Keenan
- Tommy Freeman
- Huw Jones
- Sione Tuipulotu
- James Lowe
- Finn Russell
- Jamison Gibson-Park
- Jack Conan
- Tom Curry
- Tadhg Beirne
- Joe McCarthy
- Maro Itoje (c)
- Tadgh Furlong
- Dan Sheehan
- Ellis Genge
Reserves:
- Ronan Kelleher
- Andrew Porter
- Will Stuart
- Ollie Chessum
- Ben Earl
- Alex Mitchell
- Marcus Smith
- Bundee Aki
Stay tuned for exciting moments as these two outstanding teams battle it out on the field!