British and Irish Lions

Frank Hadden's side will take on the Pumas in Rosario and Buenos Aires in what will be new head coach Santiago Pelan's first games in charge.

Pelan, assisted by Fabian Turnes, was appointed last month to replace Marcelo Loffreda who left to take the helm at Leicester Tigers.

The first game is scheduled to take place on June 7 in Rosario but a venue has yet to be confirmed. Local reports suggest the Gigante de Arroyito stadium, where football team Rosario Central play, is a probable choice.

The second fixture will be a week later in Buenos Aires' Jose Amalfitani stadium, home of Velez Sarsfield football team.

The Pumas will play a third game against Italy in Cordoba on June 28.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Radike Samo, one of only two players still playing top level rugby in Australia who placed against the 2001 British & Irish Lions, will return to top flight action with Queensland Reds against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday.

British & Irish Lions hookers Dylan Hartley and Tom Youngs will fight out their own private duel in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday and then become team mates for the next six weeks a day later.