2005 British and Irish Lions Tour To New Zealand

Schedule

The Lions' campaign involved a warm-up match against Argentina (which was retroactively awarded Test status by the International Rugby Board in March 2008) before the departure for New Zealand, three Tests against the All Blacks, and several tour matches, where the quality of the opposition was expected to be high. This proved to be the case against New Zealand Māori and Auckland, and most of the other tour matches were close for at least the first half. But the match against Manawatu (the Lions' only opponent from the second division of New Zealand's domestic league, the National Provincial Championship) was a one-sided affair, the Lions winning by a score of 109–6.

score shows 'British and Irish Lions' result first

	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match A	23 May	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Drew	25–25
Match 1	4 June	Bay of Plenty Steamers	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua	Won	34-20
Match 2	8 June	Taranaki	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth	Won	36-14
Match 3	11 June	NZ Māori	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Lost	13-19
Match 4	15 June	Wellington Lions	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Won	23-6
Match 5	18 June	Otago Razorbacks	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Won	30-19
Match 6	21 June	Southland Stags	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill	Won	26-16
Match 7	25 June	All Blacks - 1st Test	Jade Stadium, Christchurch	Lost	3-21
Match 8	28 June	Manawatu Turbos	Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North	Won	109-6
Match 9	2 July	All Blacks - 2nd Test	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Lost	18-48
Match 10	5 July	Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	Won	17-13
Match 11	9 July	All Blacks - 3rd Test	Eden Park, Auckland	Lost	19-38