THE British and Irish Lions have travelled to New Zealand for the most eagerly-awaited tour in years.
Warren Gatland’s men will lock horns with the planet’s best side the All Blacks in what promises to be three titanic test matches.
The star-studded team – which plays their third warm-up game against Crusaders tomorrow – has quality across the park.
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SunSport brings you the lowdown on the scrummy WAGs who will be cheering on their fellas against the Kiwis.
Giant Wales back row forward Sam Warburton is captaining the side – but off the pitch he’s strictly a one-woman man, married to childhood sweetheart Rachel.
The pair grew up on the same street in Rhiwbina and both attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff.
She’s sporty too and played badminton for Wales up until she was 21 before turning to accountancy.
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Sophie Harries has a jet-set life too.
She is on the books of London model agency Models 1 and flies around the world on shoots.
The side’s Number Eight Taulupe Faletau already has a global superstar in the “family”– he is dating Charlotte Rhys-Jones, who is the sister of Gareth Bale’s partner Emma.
Giant winger George North’s partner Becky James is a a sports star in her own right as she represents Wales as a sprint cyclist.
Scotland captain and fiery scrum-half Greig Laidlaw married partner Rachel Runciman in July 2013.
His play-maker pal Stuart Hogg – said to be the highest paid man in Scottish rugby with a £375,000-a-year wage – married his sweetheart Gillian in a lavish wedding in a castle last year.
England’s man-mountain flanker James Haskell lives with Chloe Madeley – daughter of TV duo Richard and Judy.
She’s a fitness guru who appeared on The Jump and judging by her social media pictures she spends virtually as much time in the gym as her Lions lover.
England’s Jonathan Joseph is between WAGs at the moment – after tying to juggle two at the same time.
The bed-hopping bad boy was dumped by his long-term partner after being caught out tackling glamour girl and former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Casey Batchelor.
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Welshman Alun Rhys-Jones’s other half has a doctorate as wife Anwen is a lecturer at Cardiff’s Metropolitan University, where she tutors in physiology and health.
Clever and sporty, she is a former 400m hurdler and was Welsh champion from 2000-2007.
Ireland fly-half Jonny Sexton has been with school teacher wife Laura for 14 years – they married in Co Limerick in July 2013 – a decade after they first met as teenagers.
Hooker Rory Best leaves his wife to tend their farm in Ireland when he’s on the road playing rugby but mum-of-two Jodie looks far more glamorous than the average farm-hand.
And Ireland star Robbie Henshaw is dating gorgeous Sophie Marron.
England powerhouse Courtney Lawes is married to Jessica and they have two kids. She’s has a property business and has set up a website called The Mum Club where new mothers can share tips and problems.
England back Elliot Daly met his girlfriend Michelle Cussell when he was still at school.
The pair met at the £18,618-a-year Whitgift School for boys in Croydon, south London, where Daly was a pupil and she worked as a sports events organiser.
But that’s not as odd as it sounds as she’s only a year older than the Wasps star – who attended his first training session for the side in his school uniform, earning him the nickname “Briefcase”.
And for coach Warren Gatland travelling to New Zealand will actually give him more time with his wife – because she lives in the country.
The boss is taking time off from his main job as Wales supremo to manage the Lions tour.
Usually the Kiwi only sees wife of 28-years Trudi around four times a year as he stays 12,000 miles away Cardiff.
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