The British & Irish Lions play their 2nd match in Australia on Wednesday when they take on the Reds at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. We preview the match with regular updates on the betting, weather and team news as well as a suggested bet or two.
BOOKIES UNDECIDED, POINTS LINE 63.5 IN BRISBANE
Posted 01 July 09h46
There has been plenty of action on the handicap and while I see -31.5 Lions at WSB there is -29.5 at Betxchange. Bookies and punters alike seem to be uncertain of this one.
The weather looks like being good and the points line is 63.5.
I will be back with a bet in the next few hours.
LIONS BOUNCE BACK TO -32.5 AFTER TEAM NEWS
Posted 30 June 12h12
The teams are out and turns out the iniial handicap from the bookies could of been spot on and the -27.5 is back to -32.5
Reds: 15 Jock Campbell (captain), 14 Lachie Anderson, 13 Josh Flook, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Tim Ryan, 10 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 9 Kalani Thomas, 8 Joe Brial, 7 John Bryant, 6 Seru Uru, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Aidan Ross.
Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 George Blake, 18 Sef Fa’agase, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Angus Blyth, 21 Connor Vest, 22 Louis Werchon, 23 Isaac Henry.\
British and Irish Lions: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Tom Curry, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Will Stuart, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Garry Ringrose.
MATCH DETAILS, EARLY BETTING AND FORM
Posted 29 June 22h10
Queensland Reds vs British & Irish Lions
Venue: Lang Park, Brisbane
Date: Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Kick-off: 12:00 SAST (South African Standard Time)
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Weather: At this point it looks mild and clear with a bit of wind Click here for the hourly forecast at TimeandDate.com
FORM
The Reds finished 5th on the Super Rugby Log and were away to the Crusaders in the Qualifying Playoffs where they lost 32-12 to the eventual winners the Crusaders.
The Lions lost their opener to Argentina in Dublin but beat the Force in their tour opener by 47 points in Perth
EARLY BETTING
Reds +27.5 v B&I Lions
There was +32.5 when the betting opened but that looked to be an over reaction from the bookies and the line is now 27.5.
Team news will be important especially from the Reds and we are not making an early move this week.
WESTERN FORCE VS B&I LIONS RECAP
Posted 29 June 21h56
The handicap opened -16.5 Lions and that was quickly highlighted in our preview as was the -19.5. The line started at -27.5 Lions and despite some early resistance from the Force it was one-way traffic in the 2nd half with a final score of 54-7 to the tourists.
The newsletter play was Lions over 44.5 points whih also landed and you can get our free weekly betting mail here
The Lions now move to Brisbane to play the Reds and we will take a loser look at that in our next post.
The rugby betting thread is open and is a must follow for punters
Reds: 15 Jock Campbell (captain), 14 Lachie Anderson, 13 Josh Flook, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Tim Ryan, 10 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 9 Kalani Thomas, 8 Joe Brial, 7 John Bryant, 6 Seru Uru, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Aidan Ross.
Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 George Blake, 18 Sef Fa’agase, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Angus Blyth, 21 Connor Vest, 22 Louis Werchon, 23 Isaac Henry.\
British and Irish Lions: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Tom Curry, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Will Stuart, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Garry Ringrose.
