by Paul Cook - The rugby event of 2013 is undoubtedly the visit of the British & Irish Lions to Australia in June with almost 40,000 fans expected to make the trip Down Under to witness what is the second biggest event in the sport outside of the World Cup. Nine matches scheduled across six weeks will see the Lions pit themselves against the very best that Australian rugby has to offer, with clashes against all five Super Rugby sides, a meeting with the cream of the crop from New South Wales & Queensland country rugby and finally, three tests against the Wallabies, currently the no.2 ranked test nation in the world. With the Six Nations starting last weekend, players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are not only vying for the title in the oldest international competition in the game, they are also putting themselves i