British and Irish Lions

President of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Organising Committee Bernard Lapasset has confirmed the sale of 30,000 tickets already for the game between Scotland and New Zealand on September 23.

A further 13,000 tickets for the match at Murrayfield are also accounted for - to sponsors, partners and participating unions.

Ticket sales for Scotland's other Murrayfield World Cup clash - against Romania on September 18 - have also been brisk with 10,000 spectators having already purchased their seats.

The Scottish Rugby Union are now working with the organising committee to further promote the World Cup games through the RBS 6 Nations tournament.

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.

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.