British and Irish Lions

The Lions have announced an amendment to the match itinerary for the tour to Australia in 2013. The change has been agreed between the ARU and the Lions.

The Lions match against a Combined Country XV was originally scheduled to be played at Hunter Stadium, Newcastle on Wednesday June 12. However, the match has been re-scheduled to bring it into line with the midweek matches that will follow over the ensuing two weeks leading into the First and Second Test.

Therefore the British & Irish Lions versus Combined Country fixture will take place one day earlier on Tuesday, June 11, at Hunter Stadium.

Lions Match Schedule 2013

Date	Match	Location	Venue
Sat June 1	Lions v Barbarians	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium
Wed June 5	Lions v Western Force	Perth	Paterson's Stadium (Subiaco)
Sat June 8	Lions v QLD Reds	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium
Tue June 11	Lions v Combined Country	Newcastle	Hunter Stadium
Sat June 15	Lions v NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium
Tue June 18	Lions v Brumbies	Canberra	Canberra Stadium
Sat June 22	Lions v Australia	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium
Tue June 25	Lions v Melbourne Rebels	Melbourne	AAMI Park
Sat June 29	Lions v Australia	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium
Sat July 6	Lions v Australia	Sydney	ANZ Stadium

The Lions of Leicester and Leinster will bring domestic bragging rights with them to tomorrow's farewell dinner after they helped their respective sides to league titles on Saturday.

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.