Warren Gatland set to lead Lions tour to New Zealand

The tour includes five fixtures against Super Rugby sides with the Chiefs and Hurricanes completing the list.

The British and Irish Lions are to announce that Warren Gatland will lead next summer's tour to New Zealand at a press conference in Edinburgh at lunchtime on Wednesday.

Gatland will participate in a third successive tour and his second as head coach after masterminding the 2-1 series victory over Australia in 2013, the Lions' first success for 16 years.