British & Irish Lions (women)

{{Short description|British and Irish women's rugby union team}}

{{About|the women's team|the men's team|British & Irish Lions}}

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{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Irish Rugby Football Union
{{flagicon|SCO}} Scottish Rugby Union
{{flagicon|WAL}} Welsh Rugby Union

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The British & Irish Lions is a representative rugby union team composed of players eligible for the women's national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=British & Irish Lions Women's team launched |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2024/01/16/british-irish-lions-womens-team-launched/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.lionsrugby.com}} The team was established in 2024 as the women's counterpart to the men's team of the same name. They will conduct their first international tour to New Zealand in 2027.{{cite news |title=British and Irish Lions to face New Zealand in first women's tour in 2027 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67992356 |website=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 }}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=New Zealand to host inaugural British & Irish Lions Women's Tour |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-to-host-inaugral-lions-womens-tour/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=allblacks.com |language=en-NZ |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120033726/https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-to-host-inaugral-lions-womens-tour/ |url-status=live }}