Tommy Freeman, Alex Mitchell and Henry Pollock have all been selected to represent the British and Irish Lions on Wednesday against the ACT Brumbies.
The Northampton Saints trio will turn out at Gio Stadium in Canberra, with Freeman starting the clash and Mitchell and Pollock hoping to make an impact off the bench.
Scrum-half Mitchell has been involved in every match of this summer’s tour so far, with Pollock shaking off the tight calf that kept him out of Saturday’s win over the NSW Waratahs.
The game kicks off at 11am BST and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
Lions Head Coach, Andy Farrell, said: “In 2013 the Brumbies beat The British & Irish Lions in Canberra, and this year they were the leading Australian team in Super Rugby – so we are fully aware of the challenge in front of us.”
The British & Irish Lions v ACT Brumbies
Gio Stadium
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Kick-off: 11am BST
15 Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) #882
14 Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) #858
13 Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #872
12 Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
11 James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #870
10 Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9 Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #879
1 Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) #859
2 Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #873
3 Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #81
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (C) #825
5 Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #871
6 Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) #875
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
8 Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Replacements:
16 Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864
17 Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #876
18 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) #877
19 Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #874
20 Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England) #865
21 Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
22 Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855
23 Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #867
