Interesting facts about British and Irish Lions in New Zealand

British and Lions face a gruelling tour of New Zealand in June 2017 where they play 10 games overall, including a three-Test series against New Zealand.

Here are some of the facts from the Lions' previous tours of New Zealand.

• The Lions first played New Zealand in 1904.
• It was 1930 before the Lions recorded a victory over New Zealand.
• The Lions' only Test series triumph to date against New Zealand was in 1971, when they claimed the series 2-1 with one game drawn.
• The Lions have suffered Test series whitewashes on five occasions in New Zealand, the last of those being 11 years ago.
• The Lions' 2005 New Zealand tour, when England's World Cup-winning supremo Sir Clive Woodward was at the helm, saw them concede 107 points in the Test series.
• The Lions' last victory against New Zealand came on the 1993 tour in Wellington.
• The Lions' overall record against New Zealand shows six victories, three draws and 29 defeats.
• The last player to score a try for the Lions against New Zealand was former England flanker Lewis Moody in 2005.
• A 10-game schedule for next summer's New Zealand tour will see the Lions play at seven different venues - Whangarei, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rotorua, Hamilton and Wellington.
• Auckland's Eden Park - venue for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final - will stage two of the three Lions Tests.