Invitational Australia and New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions

Details: Written by Brent Graham; Last Updated: 13 August 2025

bandilions2 We take a look at the match between the Invitational Australia and New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions taking place in Adelaide on Saturday 12 July from a betting angle.

BETTING ON AN UPSET

Posted 11 July 21h15

With only a week to go until the 1st test this will be a proper challenge for the Lions.

I have been holding my own on the betting front although got very fortunate to hit the overs late on in the Brumbies game.

The handicap is BIL -14.5 but I think they will be pushed all the way.

The Invitational team may lack cohesion but the Lions team has a B team feel to it and that knowledge in itself could take the edge off the players.

I am not going to get too involved but am going for an upset at juicy odds.

The total points line is 61.5 and conditions look good - click here for the forecast

BET: 2 units Invitational win at 9/2 at WSB

The B&I Lions play their final match before the 1st test against Australia and our bet will be posted on Friday night

Date: Saturday, July 12
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Kick-off: 12h00 SAST
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Pierre Brousset (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

TEAMS

AUNZ Invitational XV: 15 Shaun Stevenson, 14 AJ Lam, 13 Ngani Laumape, 12 David Havili (co-captain), 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Tane Edmed, 9 Folau Fakatava, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Pete Samu, 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (co-captain), 4 Angus Blyth, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 Aidan Ross.
Replacements: 16 Kurt Eklund, 17 Joshua Fusitu’a, 18 George Dyer, 19 Matt Philip, 20 Joe Brial, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Harry Mclaughlin-Phillips, 23 .Jock Campbell

British & Irish Lions: 15 Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Ben White, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Henry Pollock, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 James Ryan, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Owen Farrell.