British Isles rugby union team

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composite sports team rugby union team touring rugby union team

The British Isles rugby union team, now known as the British & Irish Lions, is a composite side drawing players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that undertakes high-profile touring series against southern hemisphere nations.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composite sports team → rugby union team → touring rugby union team →
alsoKnownAs	British & Irish Lions → British Lions →
badgeFeatures	four national crests →
competitionFormat	best-of-three test series →
countryRepresented	England → Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
drawsPlayersFrom	England national rugby union team → Ireland national rugby union team → Scotland national rugby union team → Wales national rugby union team →
emblem	lion →
firstOfficialTestSeriesYear	1891 →
firstTourYear	1888 →
formerlyAdministeredBy	Four Home Unions committee →
governingBody	British & Irish Lions Limited →
hasWomenTeamPlanning	plans for a British & Irish Lions women’s team announced in 2020s →
homeUnion	Irish Rugby Football Union → Rugby Football Union → Scottish Rugby Union → Welsh Rugby Union →
jerseyColor	red →
notableRivalry	Australia Wallabies → New Zealand All Blacks → South Africa Springboks →
playsMatchType	test matches → tour matches →
primaryOpponents	Australia national rugby union team → New Zealand national rugby union team → South Africa national rugby union team →
renamedAs	British & Irish Lions →
renamingBeganIn	late 20th century →
represents	Home Nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland →
selectionBasis	merit →
selectionScope	players eligible for England, Scotland, Wales, or Ireland →
shortsColor	white →
socksColor	blue →
sport	rugby union →
tourFrequency	approximately every four years →
tourRegion	Southern Hemisphere →
tourType	international test series →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
All Blacks →	firstInternationalOpponent
South Africa national rugby union team →	firstTestOpponent