Date Kick off (local time) Kick off (UK and Ireland) Sat June 1 19.30 Barbarians, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 12.30 Wed June 5 18.00 Western Force, nib Stadium, Perth 11.00 Sat June 8 19.30 Queensland Reds, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 10.30 Tue June 11 19.30 NSW-QLD Country XV, Hunter Stadium, Newcastle 10.30 Sat June 15 […]
Twenty-three youngsters from around the British Isles, the HSBC cubs, were awarded with the opportunity today (16 May) to train with The British & Irish Lions in an exclusive training session at The Lions pre-departure training camp, courtesy of Principal Partner HSBC. The Cubs, from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were selected for this once […]
Twenty-three youngsters from around the British Isles, the HSBC cubs, were awarded with the opportunity today (16 May) to train with The British & Irish Lions in an exclusive training session at The Lions pre-departure training camp, courtesy of Principal Partner HSBC. The Cubs, from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were selected for this once […]
Following the announcement of the 2013 British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this June and July, the latest edition of HSBC’s Lions Monthly is now available for fans and media around the world. In this latest edition, there is a summary of all the recent news and views in the build-up to the […]
Current British & Irish Lions players Alun Wyn Jones and Alex Cuthbert along with former England captain, Lewis Moody today launched a money-can’t-buy opportunity competition for Britain and Ireland’s ultimate rugby fans. Microsoft’s search engine Bing and airline Qantas have teamed up to send four of the most passionate and patriotic British and Irish rugby […]
The British & Irish Lions squad for the Tour to Hong Kong and Australia was announced this morning. The 37-strong party was unveiled live on Sky Sports News by Tour Manager Andy Irvine and Head Coach Warren Gatland. The squad for the 10-match, three-Test series is made up of 15 Welshmen, 10 Englishmen, nine Irishmen […]
Lions legend & HSBC ambassador Gavin Hastings caught up with Warren Gatland with just over a week to go until the highly anticipated British & Irish Lions squad announcement. The former Lions captain took time to quiz the 2013 British & Irish Lions coach on how he intends to announce his selection on 30th April, […]
SPECSAVERS kicks off a new commitment to professionalism and fair play in sport today [Thursday 25 April], as it launches its sponsorship of match officials at the British and Irish Lions’ 125th anniversary tour to Hong Kong and Australia this summer. International referee Nigel Owens will unveil the new referee kit at the lions’ enclosure […]
Ahead of the squad announcement on 30th April, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series against the Wallabies. The former dual-code international was impressed by what he saw in England’s win over New Zealand in the Autumn Internationals and from all […]