James O’Connor has returned to a Wallabies squad almost three years after his last test when the veteran flyhalf was included to face the British and Irish Lions in the first test on July 19 in Brisbane.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions avoided an upset loss to the Brumbies this time, holding on for a 36-24 win over the Canberra-based Super Rugby team on Wednesday in a key tuneup for the three-test series against Australia.

Wednesday, 9 July Kick-off: 11:00 BST Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app The British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia resumes on Wednesday when they face ACT Brumbies in the capital Canberra.

James O'Connor has returned to the Wallabies squad almost three years after his last Test, with the veteran fly-half included to potentially face the British and Irish Lions in the first Test in Brisbane on July 19, live on Sky Sports. Australia head coach ...

Following the announcement of Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions team to face the AUNZ Invitational XV, we pick out our winners and losers.