Kurtley Beale will get his chance to face the British and Irish Lions on a second tour after being named captain of the First Nations and Pasifika XV team for Tuesday's clash in Melbourne.

Scotland second row Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions ' tour of Australia amid concerns over the fitness of Joe McCarthy. Brown joins Andy Farrell 's squad in Melbourne on Sunday to provide cover for Tuesday's final midweek match against a First Nations and Pasifika XV, which is sandwiched by the first and second Tests.

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Here is everything you need to know as the British and Irish Lions face the Wallabies in the first of a three-Test series.

Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions squad are taking on Australia this summer looking to secure a series success for the first time in 12 years. England lock Maro Itoje leads a relatively youthful squad containing plenty of first-time tourists,

Harry Wilson is set to lead the Wallabies in Saturday’s test against the British and Irish Lions, something almost inconceivable when he was left out of Australia's Rugby World Cup squad two years ago.

The British and Irish Lions earned a one-sided 27-19 win over Australia in their highly anticipated first Test on Saturday

All you need to know as the British and Irish Lions face Australia in the opening Test of their three-match series in Brisbane on Saturday.

While pleased to win the opening Test against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies on Saturday, the Lions will be acutely aware that twelve years ago Warren Gatland’s team took a 1-0 lead in the series by winning in Brisbane only to lose the second Test in Melbourne. The Lions then clinched the Sydney decider.

Schmidt has opted to give 22-year-old Tom Lynagh his first Wallabies start which in itself gives the first Test a wonderful story to follow. Lynagh emulates his legendary father Michael, who played in all three Tests against the Lions in 1989 and was part of Australia’s Rugby World Cup-winning team of 1991, also at fly-half.

Ex-British and Irish Lions back row Lawrence Dallaglio has hit back at critics of Andy Farrell and his first Test team selection following Brisbane win.