The dates, fixtures and host cities have been revealed for Howden British & Irish Lions’ historic Girls’s Collection in New Zealand in 2027.
A first women’s British & Irish Lions tour was initially announced in 2024 and can happen in September 2027, with the collection being held throughout the ladies’s world competitors window and earlier than the boys’s Rugby World Cup the next month.
5 cities in New Zealand have been chosen for the tour, beginning on September 4, which features a three-Take a look at collection towards the Black Ferns and two matches towards invitational opponents.
Opposition for the non-Take a look at matches will begin with the Black Ferns XV in Whangārei, earlier than an Invitational XV crew will face the Lions in Hamilton in between the primary and second Exams.
Exams can be performed in Auckland on September 11, Wellington on September 18 and Christchurch on September 25, with over 120,000 followers anticipated throughout the five-match tour. .
British & Irish Lions CEO Ben Calveley stated: “It is a vastly vital milestone for the British & Irish Lions. This announcement makes our first ever Tour really feel nearer for everybody, from followers planning their journey to gamers dreaming of pulling on the Lions jersey.
“New Zealand will provide a incredible stage and we’re excited to take the Howden British & Irish Lions Girls’s Collection from North to South and create one thing really particular for the ladies’s recreation.”
Kick-off occasions for all matches can be introduced later in 2026, with particulars of a historic pre-Tour fixture – involving the British and Irish Lions – may even be launched within the coming months.
Steve Lancaster, performing CEO of New Zealand Rugby (NZR), added: “Lions excursions are one thing really particular, and we wish this expertise for gamers and followers alike.
“Beginning within the north and ending within the south was a deliberate determination to ensure as many elements of the nation can get entangled on this unimaginable occasion as attainable.
The British and Irish Lions lifted the trophy after profitable the 2025 males’s collection 2-1 towards Australia
Howden British & Irish Lions Girls’s Collection: 2027 schedule
Kick off occasions TBC
Saturday September 4 – Black Ferns vs Howden British and Irish Lions – Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei
Saturday September 11 – Black Ferns vs Howden British and Irish Lions (First Take a look at) – Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Tuesday 14 September – Invitational XV vs Howden British and Irish Lions – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Saturday September 18 – Black Ferns vs Howden British and Irish Lions (Second Take a look at) – Sky Stadium, Wellington
Saturday September 25 – Black Ferns vs Howden British and Irish Lions (Third Take a look at) – One NZ Stadium, Christchurch
