"He sent 12 bottles of champagne" - 5 celebrities who LOVE the British & Irish Lions - Ruck

“He sent 12 bottles of champagne” – 5 celebrities who LOVE the British & Irish Lions

So who are the British & Irish Lions biggest celebrity fans? And we mean fan – someone who actually attends games and screams at the telly, not just an A-list actor who was presented with a shirt once.

#5. Prince William (Royalty)

The future King of Britain attended the tour of New Zealand in 2005, and cheered on the squad in all three tests. William, who is second in line to the throne, met Will Greenwood, Brian O’Driscoll, Gareth Thomas and Gordon Bulloch – representatives for each of the four Lions international teams – in the lobby of the squad’s hotel in Wellington.

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