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Tour dates for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour has just been announced:
| Date | Opponent | City |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 5 June | v. Western Force | Perth |
| Saturday, 8 June | v. Queensland Reds | Brisbane |
| Wednesday, 12 June | v. Combined NSW-Qld Country | Newcastle |
| Saturday, 15 June | v. NSW Waratahs | Sydney |
| Tuesday, 18 June | v. Brumbies | Canberra |
| Saturday, 22 June | v. Wallabies | Brisbane |
| Tuesday, 25 June | v. Melbourne Rebels | Melbourne |
| Saturday, 29 June | v. Wallabies | Melbourne |
| Saturday, 6 July | v. Wallabies | Sydney |
What are your favourite B&I Lions tour moments? Please share them in the comments below.
The Ledger
TOTAL MATCHES (excluding 1899 and 1904): 13
Matches won by the Wallabies: 4
Matches won by the British and Irish Lions: 9
Previous Lions Tours
1899
(Not an official Lions Tour)
1st Test – Australia 13 Britain 3 (24 June, Sydney)
2nd Test – Britain 11 Australia 0 (22 July, Brisbane)
3rd Test – Britain 11 Australia 10 (5 August, Sydney)
4th Test – Britain 13 Australia 0 (12 August, Sydney)
1904
(Not an official Lions Tour)
1st Test – Britain 17 Australia 0 (2July, Sydney)
2nd Test – Britain 17 Australia 3 (23 July, Brisbane)
3rd Test – Britain 16 Australia 0 (30 July, Sydney)
1930
1st Test – Australia 6 British and Irish Lions 5 (30 August, Sydney)
1950
1st Test – British and Irish Lions 19 Australia 6 (19 August, Brisbane)
2nd Test – British and Irish Lions 24 Australia 3 (26 August, Sydney)
1959
1st Test – British and Irish Lions 17 Australia 6 (6 June, Brisbane)
2nd Test – British and Irish Lions 24 Australia 3 (13 June, Sydney)
1966
1st Test – British and Irish Lions 11 Australia 8 (28 May, Sydney)
2nd Test – British and Irish Lions 31 Australia 0 (4 June, Brisbane)
1989
1st Test – Wallabies 30 British and Irish Lions 12 (30 May, Sydney)
2nd Test – British and Irish Lions 19 Wallabies 12 (8 July, Brisbane)
3rd Test – British and Irish Lions 19 Wallabies 18 (15 July, Sydney)
2001
1st Test – British and Irish Lions 29 Wallabies 13 (30 June, Brisbane)
2nd Test – Wallabies 35 British and Irish Lions 14 (7 July, Melbourne)
3rd Test – Wallabies 29 British and Irish Lions 23 (14 July, Sydney)
And of course, no Lions post is complete without Duncan McRae v. Ronan O’Gara
