British & Irish Lions: Your A-Z guide of the team's rich history ahead of tour Down Under to Australia
The British and Irish Lions are back this summer and it all kicks-off at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Friday with a fixture against Argentina before the best of the four nations head off to Australia the following week.
The Lions will play nine games Down Under, including the all-important three Test Series, starting on June 28 in Perth when they face the Western Force and finishing up in Sydney for the final Test against the Wallabies on August 2.
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