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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Gerard Meagher

British & Irish Lions aim for records as 2025 Australia tour dates confirmed

The Melbourne Cricket Ground can hold 100,024 fans and will host the second of the three Lions Tests in 2025.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground can hold 100,024 fans and will host the second of the three Lions Tests in 2025. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The British & Irish Lions will lock horns with Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on their 2025 tour and seek to set a record crowd of 100,000 at the iconic venue.

The Lions have announced their schedule for the tour in two years’ time, which includes Tests in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, five matches against Australia’s five Super Rugby sides as well as a fixture against an invitational Australia and New Zealand combined side.

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