The first-ever British and Irish Lions women's side will meet France at the Principality Stadium before heading to New Zealand in 2027.
A new chapter in rugby is about to be written in Cardiff. The British and Irish Lions women's team will play its first-ever match against France at the Principality Stadium, a send-off fixture ahead of the squad's maiden tour.
The game is the curtain-raiser for a three-Test series in New Zealand in 2027. That tour will be the first time the Lions brand, long one of the most celebrated in the sport, is taken on the road by a women's side.
France make for a serious opening opponent. Les Bleues are a physical, well-organised test for any team, and they will give the Lions a hard look at where they stand before the long trip south. Playing in front of a Cardiff crowd also gives the occasion the stage it deserves.
For players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, the fixture is a chance to turn years of rivalry in the Six Nations into a single united front. The first Lions women's squad will be remembered, and the pressure to set the standard starts the moment they pull on the jersey in Cardiff.
