The British and Irish Lions will play two Tests in Auckland on their 10-match tour of New Zealand in 2017.
\nEden Park will host the first and third Tests, while Wellington’s Westpac Stadium will stage the second Test.
\nThe Lions – who have not won a series against the All Blacks since 1971 – will face all of their hosts’ Super Rugby teams and New Zealand Maori.
\nThe five-week trip will begin with a match against a provincial side in Whangarei on 3 June 2017.
\nThe Lions have lost four successive Test series against New Zealand since John Dawes captained them to a 2-1 victory there 44 years ago.
\nThat sequence includes a 3-0 whitewash under the direction of World Cup-winning England coach Sir Clive Woodward on their last visit 10 years ago.
\nBut the Lions will head for New Zealand having ended a 16-year wait for a series victory with a 2-1 win in Australia in 2013.
\nThe three-Test series starts in Auckland’s 50,000-capacity Eden Park on 24 June.
\nThe Lions and All Blacks will then meet at Wellington’s 34,500-capacity Westpac Stadium seven days later before returning to Eden Park on 8 July.
\nSix games are scheduled before the first Test, including matches against Super Rugby teams the Blues, Crusaders, Highlanders and Chiefs.
\nAll midweek fixtures will take place on a Tuesday apart from the match against the Blues, which takes place on Wednesday, 7 June.<\/p>\n
2017 British and Irish Lions tour fixtures:
\n3 June – Provincial union team (Toll Stadium, Whangarei)
\n7 June – Blues (Eden Park, Auckland)
\n10 June – Crusaders (AMI Stadium, Christchurch)
\n13 June – Highlanders (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin)
\n17 June – Maori (International Stadium, Rotorua)
\n20 June – Chiefs (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
\n24 June – New Zealand (First Test, Eden Park, Auckland)
\n27 June – Hurricanes (Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
\n1 July – New Zealand (Second Test, Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
\n8 July – New Zealand (Third Test, Eden Park, Auckland).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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