Editing British & Irish Lions (section)

===2020–present===
Warren Gatland was Lions head coach again for the [[2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa|tour to South Africa in 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/12/warren-gatland-to-lead-british-and-irish-lions-for-2021-tour-to-south-africa-rugby-union |title=Gatland 'honoured' after becoming only second man to lead Lions for third time |date=19 June 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=12 June 2019 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612105131/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/12/warren-gatland-to-lead-british-and-irish-lions-for-2021-tour-to-south-africa-rugby-union |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, the Lions' Test venues were announced,<ref>{{Cite web |title=British & Irish Lions dates, venues for SA 2021 tour announced |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/BritishandIrishLions2021/british-irish-lions-dates-venues-for-sa-2021-tour-announced-20191204 |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=News24 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813062016/https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/BritishandIrishLions2021/british-irish-lions-dates-venues-for-sa-2021-tour-announced-20191204 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the tour was significantly disrupted by the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, and all the games were played behind closed doors. South Africa won the test series by two games to one. In the deciding third test, Morne Steyn again kicked a late penalty to win the series. In 2024, it was announced that [[Andy Farrell]] would succeed Gatland as the Lions head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67935698 |title=Andy Farrell named British and Irish Lions head coach for 2025 tour to Australia |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2024-01-11 |date=2024-01-11}}</ref> A [[British & Irish Lions (women)|women's Lions team]] was established in 2024, with their inaugural tour to New Zealand to take place in 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=British and Irish Lions to face New Zealand in first women's tour in 2027 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67992356 |website=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 }}</ref>