By PETER JACKSON
WALES are to receive a seven-figure windfall as their share of the profit from last summer’s Lions tour of New Zealand.
The Rugby Paper understands that the expedition has generated a record £5m surplus for equal distribution among the four home countries.
The £1.25m return for each of the home countries provides further proof of the Lions’ unique commercial clout. The New Zealanders made not far short of £20m from the tour.
The NZRFU have reported a total income from last year’s tour of more than £125m, prompting chief executive St...