Henry Pollock and Fin Smith both start for the British & Irish Lions the Tuesday (22 July, kick-off: 11am BST), with Northampton Saints teammate Alex Mitchell also set to feature against the First Nations & Pasifika.
Lions defeated Australia 27-19 in the opening Test of the tour last weekend, and now travel to Melbourne for the clash against the First Nations Pasifika side ahead of the second Test on Saturday.
20-year-old Pollock starts the midweek clash at No. 8 to make his sixth appearance in the famous red jersey, while Saints teammate Smith – who will make his fifth appearance on Tuesday – is named at fly-half in Melbourne.
Scrum-half Mitchell – who featured off the bench in Lions’ first Test win on Saturday – is named among the replacements for the final midweek match.
Lions Head Coach Andy Farrell, said: “This fixture gives players another opportunity to put their hand up for selection for the final two Tests.
“The coaches’ minds are open when it comes to selection, they have to be with so many players performing and pushing for places and we want that to continue for the remaining two Tests.
“This group know the level of performance that we will require against a First Nations Pasifika team that is packed with talent and power.”
The game kicks off at 11am (BST) and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland as well as on talkSPORT.
First Nations & Pasifika XV vs The British & Irish Lions
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne,
Tuesday 22 July, 2025
Kick-off 11am (BST)
15 Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) #882
14 Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland)
13 Jamie Osborne (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
12 Owen Farrell (Saracens/England) #780 (c)
11 Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) #841
10 Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England) #862
9 Ben White (Toulon/Scotland) #883
1 Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) #868
2 Jamie George (Saracens/England) #819
3 Finlay Bealham (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #856
4 James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #880
5 Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) #869
6 Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales) #861
7 Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #874
8 Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England) #865
Replacements:
16 Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland)
17 Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #840
18 Tom Clarkson (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
19 Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
20 Ben Earl (Saracens/England) #857
21 Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
22 Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855
23 Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #872
