Lions women to warm-up for New Zealand with France Test in Cardiff

The British and Irish Lions women's team will play a historic first women's fixture against France at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday, 27 August 2027 (19:30 BST), as a warm-up for their tour to New Zealand. Coached by Jo Yapp, the Lions will face France, currently ranked fourth in the world, before travelling to New Zealand for a match against a Black Ferns XV in Whangarei. The tour will then conclude with a historic three-Test series against New Zealand.