{"id":43895,"date":"2013-03-19T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=43895"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T10:06:59","slug":"100-day-countdown-is-on-and-lions-rugby-travel-announces-pre-test-melbourne-dinner-with-warren-gatland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/100-day-countdown-is-on-and-lions-rugby-travel-announces-pre-test-melbourne-dinner-with-warren-gatland\/","title":{"rendered":"100 day countdown is on and Lions Rugby Travel announces pre-Test Melbourne dinner with Warren Gatland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>13 March 2013 marked the 100 days to go milestone before the first Test of The Lions Tour to Australia which is played in Brisbane on Saturday 22 June 2013. <\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion Lions Rugby Travel has announced an exclusive \u2018Eve of Test Match Gala Dinner\u2019 with Head Coach, Warren Gatland and his coaching team that will take place on Friday 28 June 2013, ahead of the second Test match in Melbourne. This is the first time a Lions coach has hosted an official dinner during the Tour and will give fans an incredible insight behind the scenes with The Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Held at Atlantic Wharf (opposite the Etihad Stadium), Melbourne, the dinner will be co-hosted by former Lions scrum-half and renowned compere, Andy Nicol. Warren Gatland and his fellow coaches, Graham Rowntree, Rob Howley and Andy Farrell will all be present to share their thoughts on the Tour so far and their predictions ahead of the second Test. Tour Manager, Andy Irvine and iconic former Australian captain, John Eales, will also be in attendance.  <\/p>\n<p>Tickets for this historic event will be available to all Lions fans from \u00a3249 per person. Fans travelling with Lions Rugby Travel will also receive a special \u00a350 discount on the RRP. The Eve of Test match package includes a champagne reception, complimentary bar (beer, wine and soft drinks) and a luxurious three-course meal. <\/p>\n<p>The dinner will not only allow fans to soak up the pre-match atmosphere prior to the second Test, but will present the opportunity to listen to the Lions Legends as they reminisce over their favourite ever Tour memories. <\/p>\n<p>To secure a place at this official on Tour Eve of Test match dinner, CLICK HERE  or call 0844 788 4070.<br \/>\nThe dinner, organised by Lions Rugby Travel, will be a notable event to celebrate The British &#038; Irish Lions\u2019 125th year anniversary Tour to Australia this summer and to highlight Lions history.<br \/>\nMore than 30,000 fans are expected to follow The British and Irish Lions to Hong Kong and Australia this summer.  Lions Rugby Travel, the official travel company for the Tour, is offering packages from \u00a3599pp.<br \/>\nFor bookings and information, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionstour.com\">www.lionstour.com<\/a> or call 0844 788 4070<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 March 2013 marked the 100 days to go milestone before the first Test of The Lions Tour to Australia which is played in Brisbane on Saturday 22 June 2013. To mark the occasion Lions Rugby Travel has announced an exclusive \u2018Eve of Test Match Gala Dinner\u2019 with Head Coach, Warren Gatland and his coaching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10588],"tags":[11030,7893,8639],"class_list":["post-43895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lions-rugby-2","tag-gatland","tag-lions","tag-warren"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}