Congratulations to Liam McGuigan on winning the Lions mainevent to represent IReland as part of rhte British & Irish Lions ultimate supporters team who have won the trip of a lifetime, Liam we believe is already in Oz and on tour with the LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n
British & Irish Lions fans tested to the extreme by Georgie Thompson <\/p>\n
The search for rugby\u2019s ultimate supporters to join The British & Irish Lions on their Tour to Australia is over <\/p>\n
14 June 2013: Today, sports commentator Georgie Thompson put four British & Irish Lions fans through their paces prior to them flying out to Australia to complete in a range of outlandish challenges against local fans while they follow The Tour around the country.<\/p>\n
The four fans won this chance of a lifetime through a competition called The Mane Event, organised by Microsoft search engine Bing and Qantas Airways, the Spirit of Australia.<\/p>\n
The four winners who will be travelling to Australia are Englishman Ben Stack, from Felixstowe, Suffolk; Welshman Andrew Donovan from Cardiff; Scotsman Scott Johnston from Glasgow and Liam McGuigan from Lurgan, County Armagh.<\/p>\n
All of them took part in a training camp with Georgie Thompson on Friday near London Heathrow including testing their endurance by sitting in an ice bath.<\/p>\n
While out in Australia, they will be pitted against local rugby fans in a series of challenges including a classic \u201cIt\u2019s a Knockout\u201d competition, sheep shearing and singing national anthems with the Lions Choir against the Qantas Choir – to prove, once and for all, who are the most passionate fans.<\/p>\n
Georgie Thompson said: “It’s been great to spend time with The Mane Event team that’ll take on Australian rugby fans in these random yet brilliant challenges over the next three weeks – and put them through their paces to ensure they are up to the job. Let’s hope they can bring home The Mane Event title for Britain and Ireland.”<\/p>\n
Other British & Irish Lions fans can follow the adventures of The Mane Event Team including videos of each challenge during the Tour at www.lionsmaneevent.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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