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British & Irish Lions Men's Tour to New Zealand 2029

RugbyNew Zealand (venues TBC); media reports suggest possible pre-tour fixtures (home opener and USA), not officially confirmedBritish & Irish Lions and New Zealand Rugby (expected ticketing via NZR/allblacks.com and its agents, as Rugby Australia ran 2025 ticketing via Ticketmaster; official ticket-inclusive travel packages via Lions Rugby Travel at lionstour.com and All Blacks Travel & Hospitality)

Key facts

Ballot window: Window not announced yetestimated from last cycle
Event dates: Mid-2029, expected roughly late June to early August 2029 (2025 tour: Dublin opener 2025-06-20, Australia leg 2025-06-28 to 2025-08-02); three Tests v All Blacks plus tour matches; full schedule expected to be confirmed around late 2027 (timing per media reports, not yet officially dated)
Ballot type: none
Entry cost: Nothing to enter yet; creating a Lions account / registering for updates on lionsrugby.com is free; the official travel programme's 2027 & 2029 sign-up on lionstour.com is also free
Eligibility: Not announced; 2025 precedent: general sales open worldwide first-come-first-served, priority presales for host-union members (Wallabies First) and Super Rugby club members, plus a free public ballot (worldwide, free Lions registration) for the pre-tour 1888 Cup fixture in Dublin
Ticket prices if you win: Not announced (third-party 2029 price guides such as lionsseries2025.rugby are unofficial estimates, not real prices)

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

As of 2026-07-07: no 2029 ticketing, registration or ballot announced on lionsrugby.com or on NZ Rugby's allblacks.com tickets page (both checked directly); the official Lions site promotes the 2027 Women's Series and an Ultimate Tour prize draw for New Zealand 2027; the official travel programme lionstour.com already offers a free 2027 & 2029 sign-up for package news

How to enter

Nothing on sale as of 2026-07-07. Only official actions now: create a free Lions account on lionsrugby.com and sign up free on the official travel programme lionstour.com (2027 & 2029 sign-up) for ticket-inclusive package news. Expected pattern from the verified official 2025 timeline: host-union presales first (Wallabies First and Super Rugby club member presales, early March 2024), first FCFS general sale about 15 months out (2024-03-17), a free public Lions ballot for the pre-tour home fixture about 14 months out (1888 Cup Dublin ballot launched 2024-04-10, closed 2024-05-01), a members-only ballot for high-demand Test allocations 8-9 months out (Super Rugby member ballot applications 2024-10-21 to 2024-10-27, results 2024-11-01), and a further general release shortly after (2024-11-07). Mapped to 2029: register interest during 2027, first general sale around Q1-Q2 2028, member ballot plus final releases late 2028 to early 2029

Your odds

In 2025, host-country (Australia) Test tickets had no public ballot: FCFS general sales (first release 2024-03-17 sold out within hours per Rugby Australia) plus a members-only ballot for Super Rugby club members (applications 2024-10-21 to 2024-10-27, results 2024-11-01). The Lions themselves did run a free public ballot for the pre-tour 1888 Cup fixture v Argentina in Dublin (closed 2024-05-01). New Zealand stadium capacities are smaller than Australia's (no 100k MCG equivalent), so 2029 Test demand pressure will be even higher

Good to know

All 2029 timing is estimated from the verified 2025 tour pattern; nothing official for 2029 is dated yet. Correction: lionstour.com is NOT unofficial; it is Lions Rugby Travel, the Lions' official ticket-inclusive travel package programme (linked from lionsrugby.com as Tour with Us and listed by allblacks.com as an authorised travel partner), though it is not the match-ticket-only channel. lionsseries2025.rugby is now third-party content promoting 2029 tickets and priority access lists and is not official. Historically host-country Lions Tests used member presales plus FCFS rather than public ballots, but the Lions used a free public ballot for the 2025 Dublin opener, so a public ballot for any 2029 pre-tour fixture is plausible and NZR could choose a different mechanism for Tests. Media reports (unofficial) describe a possible home opener, a USA fixture, five Super Rugby franchises, Maori All Blacks and NZ Barbarians; re-check when the schedule is announced (expected late 2027)

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for British & Irish Lions Men's Tour to New Zealand 2029?

It is not confirmed yet. We are tracking official announcements.

▸How much does entering cost?

Nothing to enter yet; creating a Lions account / registering for updates on lionsrugby.com is free; the official travel programme's 2027 & 2029 sign-up on lionstour.com is also free

▸Who can enter?

Not announced; 2025 precedent: general sales open worldwide first-come-first-served, priority presales for host-union members (Wallabies First) and Super Rugby club members, plus a free public ballot (worldwide, free Lions registration) for the pre-tour 1888 Cup fixture in Dublin

Sources · last verified 7 Jul 2026 · confidence: medium

Dates marked as estimated are projected from the previous cycle and will be updated the moment the organizer confirms. Always check the official site before you plan travel.