when are the lions playing in new zealand
2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand The British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand during June and July 2017. The British and Irish Lions played 10 rugby union matches: matches against all five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises, the NZ Provincial Barbarians, the Māori All Blacks and three test matches against New Zealand.[1][2]
2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be the ninth Rugby World Cup, to be held in Japan from September 20 to November 2. This will be the first time the tournament is to be held in Asia, the first time consecutive tournaments have been staged in the same hemisphere, and also the first time that the event will take place outside the traditional heartland of the sport.