Dates confirmed for Lions tour

The British and Irish Lions will play Test matches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney when they tour Australia in 2013.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2011 - 12:46

The British and Irish Lions will play Test matches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney when they tour Australia in 2013.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) confirmed the schedule on Monday for the tour, which will be the representative team's first visit since their 2-1 series defeat to the Wallabies in 2001.

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