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Women’s British and Irish Lions to face France in Cardiff
The women’s British and Irish Lions will play France in Cardiff on 27 August, in their first match as a team.
The squad brings together players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and Jo Yapp is its head coach.
The Cardiff match will be a warm-up before the Lions’ first women’s tour, which will take the team to New Zealand.
The tour includes three Tests against New Zealand’s Black Ferns in September, with matches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
France are a strong Women’s Six Nations side, so the game will test the Lions before they travel.
The Lions’ squad is expected to be confirmed after next year’s Women’s Six Nations, which ends in mid-May.
The British and Irish Lions women will face France in Cardiff in their first fixture.
The match will be held at Principality Stadium on Friday 27 August.
The fixture will come before the women’s inaugural tour to New Zealand.
The Lions are scheduled to play three Tests against the Black Ferns in September.
Head coach Jo Yapp said France would provide a strong challenge before the tour.
- Who
- The British and Irish Lions women and France.
- What
- The teams will play the Lions women’s first fixture.
- When
- Friday 27 August; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
- Why
- The match is a test for the Lions squad before its tour to New Zealand.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Lions women are scheduled to face France at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The Lions women are scheduled to play three Tests against the Black Ferns in New Zealand.
- Venue
- Principality Stadium, Cardiff
- Fixture date
- Friday 27 August
- Opponent
- France
- Tour destination
- New Zealand
- Test opponents
- The Black Ferns
- Test schedule
- Three Tests in September
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What people are saying
There are moments in sport that only come around once - and this is one of them
France are the ideal team for an occasion like this. They bring a relentless defence and a real edge in attack. That’s exactly the challenge that we need before heading to New Zealand.
It will be a tremendous rugby match and occasion
We've got a fantastic tour in line, and we're starting off with a brilliant occasion in Cardiff.