British and Irish Lions tour to Australia 2013The men in red are heading down under to do battle with a Super Rugby hardened bunch of Ozzies for the first time in 12 years. A titanic struggle awaits, with the Lions fielding an enormously talented squad. The tour takes a normal shape with multiple games on weekends and weekdays against regional opposition, before leading into a final test series.
TESTRUGBY.com knows as much as the selectors! Check out the very close relationship with high performers in the 6 Nations 2013 series and the selected squad. They guys who score Fantasy Points mostly led the way.
How to play the 2013 Lions Fantasy SeriesTechnically his series runs just like every other series, but as a competitor there will be some notable differences to normal: - Apart from the last couple of games, you'll mostly need to change your entire squad each round.
- There will typically be two rounds each week, with each round consisting of only a single game.
- Some rugby players will play for different teams - don't be concerned! If a player takes the field they will earn points regardless of which team they list against. However, players will be shuffled between teams based on relevancy of the upcoming game to help avoid confusion.
- Trade well! When it comes to the tests players will be pricey, so work hard to increase your team value through the earlier part of the series.
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Team List Fullbacks:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales, Cardiff Blues)
Stuart Hogg (Scotland, Glasgow Warriors)
Rob Kearney (Ireland, Leinster)
Wings:
Tommy Bowe (Ireland, Ulster)
Alex Cuthbert (Wales, Cardiff Blues)
Sean Maitland (Scotland, Glasgow Warriors)
George North (Wales, Scarlets)
Centres:
Jonathan Davies (Wales, Scarlets)
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland, Leinster)
Jamie Roberts (Wales, Cardiff Blues)
Manu Tuilagi (England, Leicester Tigers)
Flyhalves / First Five-eigths:
Owen Farrell (England, Saracens),
Jonathan Sexton (Ireland, Leinster)
Scrum halves / Halfbacks:
Conor Murray (Ireland, Munster),
Mike Phillips (Wales, Bayonne),
Ben Youngs (England, Leicester Tigers)
| Loosies:
Tom Croft (England, Leicester Tigers),
Toby Faletau (Wales, Newport Gwent Dragons),
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland, Leinster),
Dan Lydiate (Wales, Newport Gwent Dragons),
Sean O'Brien (Ireland, Leinster),
Justin Tipuric (Wales, Ospreys),
Sam Warburton (Wales, Cardiff Blues)
Locks:
Ian Evans (Wales, Ospreys),
Richie Gray (Scotland, Sale Sharks),
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales, Ospreys),
Paul O'Connell (Ireland, Munster),
Geoff Parling (England, Leicester Tigers)
Props:
Dan Cole (England, Leicester Tigers),
Cian Healy (Ireland, Leinster),
Gethin Jenkins (Wales, Toulon),
Adam Jones (Wales, Ospreys),
Matt Stevens (England, Saracens),
Mako Vunipola (England, Saracens)
Hookers:
Dylan Hartley (England, Northampton Saints),
Richard Hibbard (Wales, Ospreys),
Tom Youngs (England, Leicester Tigers) |
2013 Tour of Australia Draw | Home | Away | Ground | City | Local Date | | Force | British Irish Lions | Subiaco Oval | Perth | 05 Jun 13, 18:00 | | Reds | British Irish Lions | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane | 08 Jun 13, 19:30 | | Comb NSW-QLD Country | British Irish Lions | Hunter Stadium | Newcastle | 11 Jun 13, 19:30 | | Waratahs | British Irish Lions | Aussie Stadium | Sydney | 15 Jun 13, 19:30 | | Brumbies | British Irish Lions | Canberra Stadium | Canberra | 18 Jun 13, 19:30 | | Australia | British Irish Lions | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane | 22 Jun 13, 20:00 | | Rebels | British Irish Lions | AAMI Park | Melborne | 25 Jun 13, 19:30 | | Australia | British Irish Lions | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne | 29 Jun 13, 20:00 | | Australia | British Irish Lions | Aussie Stadium | Sydney | 06 Jul 13, 20:00 |
Full History of Lions Tours | Year | To | Captain | Head coach | Series | Tests record | | 1888 | New Zealand & Australia | Robert Seddon
Andrew Stoddart | Alfred Shaw
Arthur Shrewsbury | - | - | | 1891 | South Africa | Bill Maclagan | Edwin Ash | Won | 3 - 0 | | 1896 | South Africa | Johnny Hammond | Roger Walker | Won | 3 - 1 | | 1899 | Australia | Matthew Mullineux
Frank Stout | Matthew Mullineux | Won | 3 - 1 | | 1903 | South Africa | Mark Morrison | Johnny Hammond | Lost | 0 - 1 (2 drawn tests) | | 1904 | Australia
& New Zealand | David Bedell-Sivright | Arthur O'Brien | Won
Lost | 3 - 0 (Australia)
0 - 1 (New Zealand) | | 1908 | New Zealand
& Australia | Arthur 'Boxer' Harding | George Harnett | Lost | 0 - 2 (1 drawn test) (NZ)
No tests against Australia | | 1910 | South Africa | Tommy Smyth | William Cail
Walter E. Rees | Lost | 1 - 2 | | 1910 | Argentina | John Raphael | R.V. Stanley | Won | 1 - 0 | | 1924 | South Africa | Ronald Cove-Smith | Harry Packer | Lost | 0 - 3 (1 drawn test) | | 1927 | Argentina | David MacMyn | James Baxter | Won | 4 - 0 | | 1930 | New Zealand
& Australia | Doug Prentice | James Baxter | Lost
Lost | 1 - 3 (New Zealand)
0 - 1 (Australia) | | 1936 | Argentina | Bernard Gadney | Doug Prentice | Won | 1 - 0 | | 1938 | South Africa | Sam Walker | Major B.C. Hartley | Lost | 1 - 2 | | 1950 | New Zealand
& Australia | Karl Mullen | Leslie B. Osborne | Lost
Won | 0 - 3 (1 drawn test) (NZ)
2 - 0 (Australia) | | 1955 | South Africa | Robin Thompson | Jack Siggins | Tied | 2 - 2 | | 1959 | Australia
& New Zealand | Ronnie Dawson | O.B. Glasgow | Won
Lost | 2 - 0 (Australia)
1 - 3 (New Zealand) | | 1962 | South Africa | Arthur Smith | Harry McKibbin | Lost | 0 - 3 (1 drawn test) | | 1966 | Australia,
New Zealand | David Watkins
Mike Campbell-Lamerton | John Robins | Won
Lost | 2 - 0 (Australia)
0 - 4 (New Zealand) | | 1968 | South Africa | Tom Kiernan | Ronnie Dawson | Lost | 0 - 3 (1 drawn test) | | 1971 | New Zealand | John Dawes | Carwyn James | Won | 2 - 1 (1 drawn test) | | 1974 | South Africa | Willie John McBride | Syd Millar | Won | 3 - 0 (1 drawn test) | | 1977 | New Zealand | Phil Bennett | John Dawes | Lost | 1 - 3 (New Zealand) | | 1980 | South Africa | Bill Beaumont | Noel Murphy | Lost | 1 - 3 | | 1983 | New Zealand | Ciaran Fitzgerald | Jim Telfer | Lost | 0 - 4 | | 1989 | Australia | Finlay Calder | Ian McGeechan | Won | 2 - 1 | | 1993 | New Zealand | Gavin Hastings | Ian McGeechan | Lost | 1 - 2 | | 1997 | South Africa | Martin Johnson | Ian McGeechan
Jim Telfer | Won | 2 - 1 | | 2001 | Australia | Martin Johnson | Graham Henry | Lost | 1 - 2 | | 2005 | New Zealand | Brian O'Driscoll
Martin Corry
Gareth Thomas | Sir Clive Woodward | Lost | 0 - 3 | | 2009 | South Africa | Paul O'Connell
| Ian McGeechan | Lost | 1 - 2 | | 2013 | Australia | Sam Warburton | Warren Gatland | | |
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