How to watch the Lions Vs Reds: Team news and more
Andy Farrell's side are now back on track after their shock defeat to Argentina in Dublin and are looking to continue that uptick in form against former Ireland and Ulster coach Les Kiss' Queensland Reds.
There were some nervy moments in the first half against the Western Force but the Lions' strength in depth shone through in the second half as they lit up the pitch at Optus Stadium, scoring 8 tries including two each from Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly as well as scores from captain Dan Sheehan, Joe McCarthy, Garry Ringrose and Alex Mitchell. Tomos Williams scoring a try for Lions Pic: Steve Christo/Sportsfile
Andy Farrell would be happy with how his side responded to the disappointment in Dublin and will face a stern test against the Queensland Reds, who reached the playoffs in Super Rugby Pacific this year.
The Lions face The Reds in their second match down under on Wednesday July 2, with kick-off taking place at 11am Irish time.
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action. Coverage on both channels starts at 10am. 28 June 2025; Dan Sheehan of British & Irish Lions runs through to score his side's first try. Pic: Steve Christo/Sportsfile
This game sees both Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park and Hugo Keenan make their first starts for the Lions, meanwhile James Ryan is set to make his debut off the bench.
Maro Itoje is back in as captain after Dan Sheehan's try-scoring stint as captain, meanwhile Tomos Williams' tour has come to an end after tearing his hamstring against the Western Force. The Welsh scrum-half seemingly got injured in the act of scoring his second try of the game in the second half. He will now be replaced by Scotland and Toulon scrum-half Ben White.
Andy Farrell has made a number of changes to his side that faced the Western Force on Saturday. There's still a large Irish contingent in the team with Bundee Aki, Andrew Porter, Ronán Kelleher, Jack Conan as well as Keenan and Jamison Gibson-Park all starting.
Will Stuart join Porter and Kelleher in the front row while Itoje is paired up with fellow English International Ollie Chessum in the second. Tom Curry and Jac Morgan make up the backrow alongside Conan.
Finn Russell gets another start in 10 alongside Gibson-Park after his impressive display over the weekend. He is joined by fellow Scots Huw Jones and Duhan van der Merwe in the backline as Tommy Freeman and Hugo Keenan round off the backline.
The Queensland Reds are strong opposition as they finished 5th in the Super Rugby Pacific table this year before being knocked out by eventual champions Crusaders in the quarter-finals.
They have a pair of former All Blacks in the squad as former Ulsterman Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and Aidan Ross are both set to start in the front row. Ross is making his debut for the Reds after featuring in the Super Rugby Pacific final for the Chiefs as they lost to the Crusaders just two weeks ago.
Other names to look out for are Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler who has been released from the Wallabies squad by Joe Schmidt to play in this game as well as fullback and captain Jock Campbell, who too has represented the Wallabies.
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