The Lions in numbers

1 – Test series the Lions have won in New Zealand, in 1971.

188 – Barry John’s all-time record points total on that tour, in 17 games.

6-29 – the Lions’ win-loss record against the All Blacks.

1888 – the year of the first Lions tour, to Australia and New Zealand. The tourists won their first game 8-3 and went on to win 27 of 35 games on the tour.

3-0 – the first Test series, in South Africa in 1891, brought a whitewash win for the touring side – backed by the Rugby Football Union and initially under the banner of the English Rugby Football Team, but retrospectively recognised as the British Isles due to the inclusion of several Scottish players.

807 – players capped by the Lions prior to this year’s tour, from Jack Anderton in 1888 to Tom Court in 2013. There are 26 first-time tourists in this year’s squad, following Scotland scrum-half Greig Laidlaw’s call-up to replace Ben Youngs.

41-16 – the scoreline in the deciding Test as the Lions sealed a 2-1 series win over Australia on their most recent tour in 2013.

21 – Leigh Halfpenny’s points tally in that match is a Lions record, as is his total of 49 in the three-Test series.

41 – the number of players chosen by head coach Warren Gatland for this summer’s tour.

15/12/11/3 – the touring squad contains 15 English, 12 Welsh, 11 Irish and three Scottish players after Laidlaw replaced Youngs.

3 – Leigh Halfpenny and Alun Wyn Jones are on their third Lions tour.

64 – items of kit, gymwear and formal clothing distributed to Lions squad members for this year’s tour.