2013 British and Irish lions – Full schedule announced

Moses November 28, 2011 17

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

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Discussion »

FiveStarStu

Being part of the stadium-record crowd at Docklands for the 2001 tour. I had taken up the sport the year before and it was my dad’s first game of rugby. He was stunned.

Still holds that record if you discount WWE as a sport (which all of you should).
- Patrick
  
  The entire day in Melbourne in 2001 – playing sevens against visiting Lions touring clubs and then meal at the club followed by the game followed by more pissing up, unbelievable atmosphere and game and result, and of course starring some of my favourite players of all time.
Jimmy_crouch

NSW Country holding them out for the first 30mins and Graham Henry having ‘WTF is going on’ look all over his face. Iain Balahaw getting monstered by Vulli Talsa. The chicken catcher v the professional rugby player.
Army Gav

“We’re gonna fight ‘em all
A 4 nation army couldn’t hold us back”

It’s on like Donkey Kong. COME ON YOU GOLD
Bay35Pablo

Not being able to get a ticket to the Sydney game in 2001, and then seeing the game on TV with a million frigging red shirts in the crowd.

JON would have been murdered with a blunt spoon on sight at that moment.

Campo’s blunder in 1989.

The Plank’s line out in 2001.
FlankerLady7

Just booked my trip to Hong Kong :)
FlankerLady7

Highlights of the Lion’s tour of days gone by (from an All Black’s perspective)
The emergence of Dan Carter…

Just booked my trip to Hong Kong :)
Stomper

Nick-Farr Jones being monstered in 1989!!
Sambobly

Does anyone know the story behind the McRae O’Gara punchup (if there was one)? I heard on the grapevine that there was something going on outside the game that caused McRae to blitz O’Gara like that. Anyone know anything more concrete?
ooaahh

Nathan grey knocking richard hill out with his elbow.
- Ozabroad
  
  Ogara nicked his fav mouth guard and he was just trying to get it bac
Jerry

Wallaby supporters are always outnumbered in Melbourne…
BigAl

Poor form showing the O’Gara/McRea incident. What should be a fantastic sporting event which I hope lives up to the Lions tour of SA which produced some of the best rugby seen for years and you have taken it down to the level of an out of control individual disgracing himself and the game.
Blinky Bill of Bellingen

I’m really looking forward to the Lions Tour. I vividly remember their wonderfully vocal supporters and the colour & atmosphere they brought to the game. Something that, IMHO, Australian fans could learn from.

Too many of our fans attend test matches as if they are visiting their local library. :(

Perhaps this time the Roar Supporters Club will stir the Wallaby fans into action? ;)

CARN THE WALLABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO YOU GOOD THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Blinky Bill of Bellingen
  
  Oops make that G&G’s Army of Gold.
  
  Apologies all. (where’s that artwork to show a red face?)
Jonathan

Anyone know when the test tickets will go on sale?
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It’s going to be a different crowd from the last time the tour was down under for sure, but nonetheless the same exciting atmosphere