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Current season. The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national team, although they can pick uncapped players who are eligible for any of the four unions.
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league.Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions.. For most of the 20th century, the Great Britain team toured overseas, played against foreign touring teams and competed in the Rugby League World Cup, which they won three times: in 1954, 1960 and 1972.
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour that took place in South Africa in July and August 2021. The British & Irish Lions, a team selected from players eligible to represent England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, played a three-match test series against South Africa, and tour matches against three of South Africa's four United Rugby Championship ...
John James Williams MBE (1 April 1948 – 29 October 2020), known universally as J. J. Williams, was a rugby union player who gained thirty caps for Wales as a winger. [4] In his early career, Williams was a talented sprinter, later becoming a member of the Wales rugby team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979, including Grand Slam wins in 1976 and 1978.
October 30, 2020 End-of-year internationals: BC Place, Vancouver United States: cancelled September 12, 2020 Americas Rugby Championship: Uruguay Uruguay: cancelled September 5, 2020 Americas Rugby Championship: Argentina Argentina XV: cancelled August 29, 2020 Americas Rugby Championship: Canada Chile: cancelled August 22, 2020 Americas Rugby ...
The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia is an international rugby union tour scheduled to take place in Australia between June and August 2025. The British & Irish Lions, a team selected from players eligible to represent England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, are scheduled to play a three-match test series against the Australia national team, as well as matches against Australia's ...
Wales. British Lions. 55. 8. (36) (3) John Peter Rhys Williams [1] MBE FRCS (2 March 1949 – 8 January 2024) was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales in international rugby during their Golden Era in the 1970s. He became known universally as J. P. R. Williams (or sometimes just as JPR) four years after his Welsh debut, in 1973 when ...
British & Irish Lions: 6 19 The Gabba: Brisbane British & Irish Lions: Match Details: 1950 British Lions tour; 1950-08-26 British & Irish Lions: 3 24 SCG: Sydney British & Irish Lions: Match Details: 1951-06-23 New Zealand: 0 8 SCG: Sydney New Zealand: Match Details: 1951 New Zealand tour Bledisloe Cup; 1951-07-07 New Zealand: 11 17 SCG: Sydney ...