Zurich to sponsor Lions’ Kiwi tour

ZURICH will be the official shirt sponsor for next summer’s British and Irish Lions’ tour to New Zealand next year.

The insurance-based financial services provider are the sponsors of the English Premiership, and Lions coach Clive Woodward is pleased to have them on board for next summer.

Lions chairman and tour manager Bill Beaumont said: “We are delighted to have Zurich on board. They are a proactive supporter of the game at all levels and the support that Zurich are giving to the tour will have a huge effect both on and off the pitch and will help provide the platform to face the exciting rugby challenges that we anticipate encountering in New Zealand.”