Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions Predictions - B+I Lions set for big win against Brumbies

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 08 Jul 2025

Ralph Staniforth 08 Jul 2025

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Brumbies face B&I Lions with many players on national duty.
Lions expected to cover -32.5 handicap after tough last week.
Brumbies strong home record but are missing key players.

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B+I Lions have scored 50+ points in 2 of their last 3 matches. (Getty Images)

Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions Predictions

The Brumbies are the strongest franchise in Australia, but they are missing a host of players to the national side. Super Rugby form can hardly be taken into consideration with so many players missing. I am backing the Lions to bounce back from their poor performance last week and cover the -32.5 handicap.

Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions Predictions
Head to Head
Brumbies Form
Brumbies Injuries & Team News
British & Irish Lions Form
British & Irish Lions Injuries & Team News

Brumbies won 10 of their 16 matches in Super Rugby.
Brumbies are missing many players to national duty.
B+I Lions have won their last 3 matches.
B+I Lions have scored 50+ points in 2 of their last 3 matches.

Head to Head

When these two met 12 years ago, the Brumbies pulled off an astonishing 14-12 victory.

Brumbies Form

The Brumbies had another strong Super Rugby season in 2025, finishing third on the table. They went on to reach the semi-final before being knocked out.

For a number of years, the Brumbies have shown to be the strongest Australian franchise, and they will be wanting to show that to the world once again. The Canberra side lost their Super Rugby semi-final 37-17 away to the Chiefs after beating the Hurricanes 35-28 at home in the quarters.

While the Brumbies dropped a couple of home games this season, they are generally very strong on home soil. Their record speaks for itself and they will certainly be looking to challenge this Lions outfit.

Brumbies Injuries & Team News

15 Andy Muirhead, 14 Ben O’Donnell, 13 Ollie Sapsford, 12 David Feliuai, 11 Corey Toole, 10 Declan Meredith, 9 Ryan Lonergan (captain), 8 Tuaina Taii Tualima, 7 Rory Scott, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Lachie Shaw, 3 Rhys van Nek, 2 Lachlan Lonergan, 1 Lington Ieli.

Replacements: 16 Liam Bowron, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Feao Fotuaika, 19 Lachie Hooper, 20 Luke Reimer, 21 Harrison Goddard, 22 Jack Debreczeni, 23 Hudson Creighton.

British & Irish Lions Form

The British & Irish Lions have come in for some criticism for their form and performances, but overall, they have done well. While they lost to Argentina, that was their first match together as a squad and they were missing a host of star players.

Once they arrived in Australia, the B+I Lions put 50 points past the Western Force and Queensland Reds. In both games they started slowly but grew into the games and completely dominated.

Last week was a tough watch for the Lions fans as they stuttered their way to a 21-10 victory over the Waratahs. However, that is exactly the kind of game that is often required to get the squad out of a comfort zone, and they will surely be better for it.

British & Irish Lions Injuries & Team News

15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Ollie Chessum, 5 Joe McCarthy, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Ellis Genge.

Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Josh van der Flier, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Mack Hansen.

Verdict

Brumbies v British & Irish Lions

I am backing the Lions to cover the -32.5 handicap.

B+I Lions -32.5

Handicap

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