Two rugby teams may be known as the British Lions, though it is not the correct title for either: Rugby football, as a catch-all term, may refer to two related but separate team sports: rugby league and rugby union. ...
Lions (Panthera leo) are not found wild in Britain. The official 2005 Lions logo The British and Irish Lions (formerly British Isles and then the British Lions) are a Rugby Union side comprising the pick of the best players from the four Home nation unions, i. ... Two Australian players make a heavy tackle on an England player Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... Rugby league is a team sport, played by teams of 13 players per side (usually plus 4 substitutes). ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ...
The rugby tour was the 11th by the Lions and the first rugby tour to New Zealand in the professional era.
Formerly known as the British Isles, the team was nicknamed the Lions in the inter-war period after the emblem on the players’ jersey and lapel badges.
BritishLions Tour 2005 and NZ New Zealand is not only a great place for playing rugby but also as a holiday destination.
The British and Irish Lions have appointed Lions Tour Limited to exclusively manage the Official Licensed Operator programme for the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa.
Lions Tour Limited will recommend for appointment a network of specialist travel and hospitality agents, who between them will market and sell a variety of ticket-inclusive supporter travel and/or corporate hospitality products.
John Feehan, the BritishLions Limited chief executive, said: “Tens of thousands of supporters travelled to New Zealand in 2005 and the number travelling in 2009 is expected to be considerably more.
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