Lions Return In RLIF Four-Year Programme

A combined Great Britain touring side will return in 2019 as part of a new four-year calendar agreed by the RLIF in Sydney this week. The four-year cycle, beginning in 2018, will include a New Zealand tour to Europe and an Emerging Nations championship in 2018, followed by a Lions Tour to the southern hemisphere in 2019, and a Kangaroos Tour to Europe in 2020. The Kangaroos Tour will feature at least three test matches against England and one against France. The final year of the next cycle, 2021, will feature the Rugby League Men’s and Women’s World Cups in the UK. To support the development …