Ieuan Evans: Former Wales captain leaving function as Lions chair

Ieuan Evans will stand down as chair of the British and Irish Lions on Wednesday after nearly 4 years within the function.

The former Wales captain, who performed on excursions to Australia in 1989, New Zealand in 1993 and South Africa in 1997, was appointed in 2022 and is coming to the tip of his time period.

Ex-wing Evans was tour supervisor final 12 months when the boys’s staff recorded a collection victory in opposition to the Wallabies beneath Andy Farrell.

The Lions have began the seek for a brand new chair earlier than subsequent 12 months’s inaugural ladies’s tour to New Zealand.

“I’m extremely pleased with what has been achieved over the previous 4 years, significantly the success of the 2025 tour, the progress made in the direction of the primary Lions Women’s tour and the energy of the organisation because it appears to be like forward to an thrilling new chapter,” stated Evans.