Kurtley Beale will get his chance to face the British & Irish Lions on a second tour after being named captain of the First Nations & Pasifika XV team for Tuesday's clash in Melbourne. The 95-cap flyhalf,

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The great news for rugby fans down is that all three of the British & Irish Lions test matches are being broadcast for free across terrestrial channels Channel 9 and 9Gem. That means you'll be able to watch the games online for free on the network's streaming service 9Now.

The lock joins up with the squad this evening, having started for Scotland against Samoa on Friday. His Scottish team-mates Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman, called-up last week, will also join the squad today as it swells up to 45 players in total.

Scotland second rower Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia because of concerns over the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy.

For the first time in more than 100 years, no Welshman will be involved when the British and Irish Lions play a Test match.

Akuso Suaalii has sparked curiosity with his warm-up routine involving juggling and peripheral awareness drills.

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell isn't buying into predictions of a 3-0 series sweep over Australia.

Of the 1,200 marshals on duty at Royal Portrush for the British Open, one of them, former British and Irish Lions rugby great Mike Gibson, had a reason to be distracted on Saturday morning.