British & Irish Lions Women

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see British & Irish Lions.

British & Irish Lions Women

Unions	Rugby Football Union Irish Rugby Football Union Scottish Rugby Union Welsh Rugby Union
Founded	2024;1 year ago (2024)
Team kit
Official website
www.lionsrugby.com

The British & Irish Lions is a representative rugby union team composed of players eligible for the women's national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. ^[1] Established in 2024 by Ben Calveley, the CEO of the British & Irish Lions, as the women's counterpart to the men's team of the same name, the side is set to embark on its inaugural international tour to New Zealand in 2027. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Womens’ Lions Team will include players from the same four rugby union teams that the mens’ team come from —England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. As of October 2025, there have been no confirmed players or coaches for the 2027 tour to New Zealand.

Tours

As of October 2025, there have been no tours for the womens’ team yet. The first tour is scheduled for the summer of 2027 to New Zealand.

Year	To	Captain	Head coach	Top scorer in Tests	Test series result	Tests record
2027	New Zealand

References

1. "British & Irish Lions Women's team launched". British and Irish Lions. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
2. "British and Irish Lions to face New Zealand in first women's tour in 2027". BBC Sport. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
3. "New Zealand to host inaugural British & Irish Lions Women's Tour". All Blacks. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

External links

• Official site