Lions vs Pasifika XV takes place Tuesday July 22, 2025, with kick-off scheduled for 11am BST. That is 8pm local time. The test will be held at the 53,343-capacity Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. TV channel: Live coverage of the First Test is available via Sky Sports, who have exclusive broadcasting rights to the Lions tour in the UK this summer.

As he is preparing for his third season with the Lions, David Montgomery has newfound motivation in this year's training camp.

Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a second-year cornerback, exited Detroit Lions practice Sunday in Allen Park and is being evaluated for a chest injury.

Detroit Lions Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Decker is recovering from shoulder surgery, coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Sunday.

The Lions and the Los Angeles Chargers – their upcoming Hall of Fame Game opponent – are the earliest two teams to begin their full training camps. The two teams will face off on July 31 to start the NFL preseason. Head coach Dan Campbell was optimistic as he greeted media in his fifth year at the helm of the team.

David Montgomery says the Lions are "tired of being close" to winning a Super Bowl and declared the 2025 season as a "year of reckoning."

It is mission partly accomplished for the British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell and his charges as they comfortably beat Australia in Brisbane last Saturday. The 27-19 final score was said by some Lions’ adherents to be evidence that this had been a difficult challenge,

"Our OLine - we’ve got to sort this OLine out, it’s an open competition right now and that’s going to be important this camp is we’ve got to find some guys that we know we can count on, they’re going to win the job,