British & Irish lions with not a single Scottish, Welsh or Irish player on the tour.

Such an iconic and instantly recognisable jersey. This design could easily be replicated by Hummel.

Given Hummel’s attempt at the England kit (which is exactly the same as Denmark’s away kit) I hope that as GB are technically a different team, there will be a different manufacturer altogether.
Some of the GB gear produced by Ellis Rugby is first class, but I’m not sure if they have the capability to produce a genuine playing shirt and the number of replicas and other merchandise that would be required.

Good news to see the Lions back. First ashes tour since 1992!

I assume it would also need some green on the shirt to represent Ireland, as it's the British and Irish Lions (or Great Britain and Irish Lions). Both names are used in the BBC article.

Hopefully we can then stay as GB and Ireland for when the Aussies come over in 2020, and again compete for The Ashes. I say that on the assumption that there will be three matches in each year, not just a single game in 2019.

Of course, we must consider the political correctness aspect mustn't we.

Will it be for The Ashes though? We'd need to play Australia three time for it to be The Ashes, right?

"A proposed Lions tour of the southern hemisphere by Great Britain is now expected to take place next year and include Tests against Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and possibly another Pacific nation."

Would we be able to play three times against Australia and then also against NZ, PNG and possibly one other? That would be six tests on the tour. Is that possible?

We played 3 tests vs Australia in 1992 plus 1 vs PNG and 2 vs NZ.

In 1984 we played 3 vs Australia, 3 vs New Zealand and 1 vs PNG.

All those tests plus plenty of games versus midweek teams.

I doubt they'd do that now. Hopefully it will be a three test series versus the Aussies. Then play one each at PNG, NZ and Tonga. I doubt there will be any midweek tour matches as there used to be.

On the issue of Ireland the crest on the last GB jersey had Ireland represented. Brian Carney had no issues with it. He just chose not to sing the national anthem which is his right.

If GB play Tonga then play the game in Auckland as there are more Tongan there than in Tonga!