British and Irish Lions vs Australia
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Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions take on Australia in the first Test on Saturday morning. Find out all you need to know about the game here.
New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe will take charge of the first Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane. Born in Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island, O’Keeffe started refereeing at the age of 19 and stepped up into the professional ranks five years later.
The British and Irish Lions will have even "greater confidence" of beating Australia in the first Test after seeing the Wallabies' under-strength line-up, says Ugo Monye.
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Irish Mirror on MSNWhat time and TV channel is the Lions v Australia first test on today?Australia v British & Irish Lions will take place on Saturday 19th July, at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. You can watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event and Action from 10am. Sky Sports customers can live stream the game via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices. Now TV are streaming the game.
Wallaby skipper Harry Wilson revealed a pep talk from legend John Eales has given Australia the inspiration to shock the Lions in Brisbane on Saturday. Former lock Eales was nicknamed Nobody by team-mates,
Tommy Freeman has revealed that his selection in the British and Irish Lions team for the first Test came as timely news to cheer up his mother, who was forced into an Australian hospital after breaking her foot out on tour.