The British and Irish Lions are set to unveil plans for a primary ladies’s tour with the purpose to ship a group to New Zealand for a three-Take a look at collection in 2027.
The Lions are staging a press convention in London on Tuesday, at which a visit is anticipated to be confirmed.
New Zealand are the present world champions however England, who would provide the majority of any touring occasion, high the worldwide rankings with Black Ferns in second.
New Zealand have defeated England within the earlier two World Cup finals, triumphing 41-32 in Belfast in 2017 after which 34-31 in Auckland in November of 2022.
Talking in February of final 12 months, Lions chief govt Ben Calveley mentioned: “This can be very optimistic {that a} British and Irish Lions ladies’s tour is feasible sooner or later.
“Whereas there’s a lot to be thought-about, we’re dedicated to taking the findings of a feasibility research and dealing carefully with our unions, in addition to different stakeholders within the coming months.
“I would like to thank World Rugby and our four unions from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales for their ongoing support. There has been a strong level of collaboration since the beginning of this process, and we are all united behind exploring this project fully.”
The subsequent males’s Lions tour is to Australia in 2025 with Andy Farrell introduced as head coach on Thursday.
Farrell opened the door for son Owen to be a part of the tour by saying that gamers who don’t play their membership rugby at house could be thought-about for choice.
England and Eire solely choose gamers who characteristic domestically, whereas Wales’ present coverage states gamers overseas should have already got not less than 25 caps.
Owen Farrell – who’s taking a break from worldwide rugby to prioritise his and his household’s psychological wellbeing – at the moment performs for Saracens however has been closely linked with a change to French facet Racing 92.
“There is no rule as far as the British and Irish Lions are concerned, so everyone is available for selection if form warrants that,” Farrell solely instructed Sky Sports activities. “Ultimately it has to be right for the team. The team comes first and that’s all that matters.
“He is [Owen Farrell] an enormous boy, he makes choices for what’s proper for himself and his household and I help him in that.
“I’m leaving that [Farrell’s potential transfer to Racing 92] to the powers that be as you can imagine.”