2027 British & Irish Lions Women's tour to New Zealand

2027 British & Irish Lions Women's tour to New Zealand
Date	4 – 25 September 2027
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	Tour chronology TBC → The 2027 British & Irish Lions Women's tour to New Zealand, known for sponsorship reasons as the Howden British & Irish Lions Women's Series, [1] is a planned international women's rugby union tour of New Zealand scheduled for September 2027. The British & Irish Lions Women, a team selected from players eligible to represent the women's national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, will play a three-match test series against New Zealand, alongside one game against Black Ferns XV, and one against an Invitational XV. Schedule The fixtures for the inaugural women's tour were announced on 21 January 2026. [2] [3] [4] The tour will culminate with a three-match test series between the Lions and New Zealand, and will also feature a game against an Invitational XV and one against the Black Ferns XV. Date Home team Score Away team Venue Details 4 September Black Ferns XV v British & Irish Lions Okara Park, Whangārei Match details 11 September New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Match details 14 September Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Match details 18 September New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Match details 25 September New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Te Kaha, Christchurch Match details Venues Wellington Christchurch Hamilton Wellington Regional Stadium Te Kaha Waikato Stadium Capacity: 34,500 [5] Capacity: 30,000 [6] Capacity: 25,000 [7] Auckland Wellington Christchurch Hamilton Auckland Whangārei Whangārei Mount Smart Stadium Okara Park Capacity: 24,500 [8] Capacity: 18,500 [9] Matches Black Ferns XV v British & Irish Lions 4 September 2027 TBC NZST (UTC+12) Black Ferns XV v British & Irish Lions Okara Park, Whangārei New Zealand v British & Irish Lions (first test) 11 September 2027 TBC NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions (first test) 14 September 2027 TBC NZST (UTC+12) Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions Waikato Stadium, Hamilton New Zealand v British & Irish Lions (second test) 18 September 2027 TBC NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand v British & Irish Lions (third test) 25 September 2027 TBC NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand   v British & Irish Lions Te Kaha, Christchurch References "British & Irish Lions Women's team launched". British & Irish Lions. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2026. Orchard, Sara (21 January 2026). "British and Irish Lions: Tests on first women's tour to New Zealand will be played in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "Fixtures announced for historic Howden British & Irish Lions Women's Series". British & Irish Lions. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "Fixtures announced for historic Howden British & Irish Lions Women's Series to New Zealand in 2027". NZ Rugby. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "Sky Stadium: Stadium Facts". Sky Stadium. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "New Christchurch Stadium | One NZ Stadium". Te-kaha. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "About FMG Stadium Waikato". FMG Stadium Waikato. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "Football: Mount Smart to increase capacity for Auckland FC A-League playoffs". RNZ. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026. "Semenoff Stadium (NZ) (Okara Park)". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 January 2026. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.