The British & Irish Lions announced today that, for the first time in their history, the Lions will play a match in Hong Kong, facing the Barbarians in what promises to be a memorable curtain raiser to their 2013 tour of Australia.
At an announcement in London today, former Scotland and Lions full-back Andy Irvine will be tour manager Down Under, taking over from Gerald Davies, who performed the role during the tour to South Africa last year.
Ireland’s own wing wizard Tommy Bowe, who played in all three Lions Tests last year, was in attendance. He said:
“The Lions tour to Australia is a mouth-watering prospect; I will be going all out to ensure my involvement in another chapter of Lions history.
I can’t wait for 2013 to come round and in the meantime I will be doing my best to earn my spot on the plane to Australia.”
