Chiefs vs. British & Irish Lions: Start Time, Live Stream for 2017 Tour Match

The British & Irish Lions face the Chiefs in the sixth match of their 2017 tour of New Zealand on Tuesday.

The Lions will be aiming for their fourth win from the tour and back-to-back victories ahead of their first clash with the All Blacks on June 24.

Read on for a full preview of the match, but first, here are the schedule details for the contest at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton:

Date: Tuesday, June 20

Time: 8:35 a.m. BST, 7:35 p.m. local

TV: Sky Sports 1 (UK)

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK)

The Lions enjoyed perhaps their most impressive result yet on this year's tour in their last match as they beat the Maori All Blacks 32-10 on Saturday.

ESPN's Tom Hamilton hailed their performance:

However, it will be difficult to gauge if they can put in a repeat showing against the Chiefs. Per the Lions' official Twitter account, coach Warren Gatland has named an entirely changed starting lineup for the upcoming clash:

Per Charlie Talbot-Smith of the Lions' website, Gatland said: "The players can put themselves in the frame for potential selection for Saturday, we will need players to double up, and for later in the Tour."

He added: 

"We won’t sit down as a coaching team to pick the team until Wednesday and I think that’s only fair to the players taking the field on Tuesday night.

"They’ve got to go out there and perform and know that a good performance will count for a lot towards the end of the Tour.

"If someone has a great performance there’s always an opportunity and if it’s not for this weekend, a great performance may come into consideration for Test two or three."

Rory Best will captain the side, and he has been met with nothing but positivity from his team-mates:

The six players Gatland called up this week—Tomas Francis, Allan Dell, Kristian Dacey, Cory Hill, Gareth Davies and Finn Russell—will all be on the bench for the match.

The Chiefs will be a tough prospect for the Lions. Not only have they won the Super Rugby twice in the last five years, but they also demolished Wales 40-7 last year.

It's an excellent opportunity for the players to earn more game time later in the tour, though, as Gatland pointed out. With the three tests against New Zealand looming, there will be none lacking for motivation here.