Lions tour unveiled

Lions tour unveiled

28 Nov 2011

The British & Irish Lions will undertake a nine-match tour of Australia in 2013.

Tests are scheduled for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, while there’ll be five mid-week matches against franchises and one against a combined NSW-Queensland Country.

‘The Lions tour here in 2001 was an extraordinary event and one which provided significant economic benefit to those cities which hosted major matches,’ ARU Managing Director John O’Neill said.
‘More than 8000 Lions supporters came to Australia from the UK and Ireland on official tour packages and many more thousands made their own way here.

‘Four years ago in South Africa there were said to be 40 000 Lions fans that made the trek there to support their team. A Lions Tour is a massive occasion. Behind the rugby World Cup it is the most engaging, high-profile and popular event our game can showcase.’

The British & Irish Lions 2013 Tour schedule of Australia

Wednesday, June 5 2013 – Lions v Western Force, Perth

Saturday, June 8 2013 – Lions v Queensland Reds, Brisbane

Wednesday, June 12 2013 – Lions v Combined NSW-Queensland Country, Newcastle

Saturday, June 15 2013 – Lions v NSW Waratahs, Sydney

Tuesday, June 18 2013 – Lions v ACT Brumbies, Canberra

Saturday, June 22 2013 – Lions v Wallabies, Brisbane

Tuesday, June 25 2013 – Lions v Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne

Saturday, June 29 2013 – Lions v Wallabies, Melbourne

Saturday, July 6 2013 – Lions v Wallabies, Sydney


18 Comments

  • 1.Upho: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 07:37 am

    Touring is what rugby should be all about..

    Lions and national sides…

  • 2.stew: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 07:46 am

    @Upho(ufo)-1: Got to admit tours are still the best

  • 3.Upho: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 07:53 am

    @stew(stew)-2:

    yip… i think they bring out the best in all parties and show rugby at it’s best too…

  • 4.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 07:57 am

    Aussie scrum is going to get annihilated…I loves it

  • 5.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 08:22 am

    Yeah glad tours are back. So will England play midweek games when they tour S.A next June?

  • 6.Roar my Lions .... Currie Cup Champions 2011: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 08:29 am

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-4: Yeah, remember the Beast owning Vickery and ending his career :wink:

  • 7.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 08:33 am

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-4:

    The Pomie players are in it for the money only, very sad the English jersey means very little these days especially with all your poached imports.

  • 8.seabiscuit: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 09:01 am

    the only thing this o’neil guy ever talks about is money, money and more money, farking *** he is

  • 9.cane: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 10:34 am

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-4:

    That is a tough Itinerary Biggles.

    Only one gimme.

    50/50 I’d say.

    Anyway………………………………… Lions can only improve on Sir Clive’s pathetic effort last time.

  • 10.cane: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 10:35 am

    @seabiscuit(seabiscuit)-8:

    Without it we are all phucked.

    This is the Professional era. Money rules.

  • 11.cane: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 10:43 am

    @NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-7:

    “Pomie players are in it for the money only”.

    That is a but harsh NZC!

    I think some of the English players are also in it for the free booze, the parties the gratuitous xes.

    Credit where it is due NZC.

  • 12.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 10:46 am

    @seabiscuit(seabiscuit)-8: hahahahaha :lol: john “show me the money” o’neill. he is Bryce_in_Oz’s sugar-daddy :mrgreen:

  • 13.grant10: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 10:59 am

    I will support Lions….

  • 14.Puma: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 11:08 am

    Australia enjoy this.

    Lions supporters were marvelous here in Durban and probably all over the country. Still have great memories of the last Lions tour here in SA.

    Tours the way to go.

  • 15.bryce_in_oz: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 11:28 am

    @Transformation(Transformation)-12:

    Yep… absolute genius… the Don of Southern Hemisphere rugby… everything he touches turns to gold…

    @Puma(Puma)-14:

    Yep if it’s even half as successful as it was in 2003 it will be a ripper… Lions fans are some of the best across any code…

  • 16.bryce_in_oz: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 13:05 pm

    @bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-15:

    2001

  • 17.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 13:15 pm

    @cane(cane)-9: Didnt Graham Henry coach the Lions in 2001 when they last toured Australia?

  • 18.Rhys7: Reply to this comment
    28 Nov 2011, 18:51 pm

    @Sasuke(Sasuke)-17:

    Lions tours are the best…
    You have to miss the touring aspect of the game… I enjoyed the boks tour in 2009 when they played Leicester and Saracens.. midweek games are classics!

    Clive woodward coached the weekend team of the Lions in 2005 disaster tour in New Zealand but Ian McGeechan coached the team in 1997, the midweek teams of New Zealand 2005 and the 2009 Lions tour

    Graham Henry who was then Wales coach, was in charge of 2001

    My bet is on Warren Gatland coaching the team in 2013 or Andy Robinson… he was understudy to Henry in 2001…

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