International Tour Matches
Each year during pre season, the Lions have travelled around Europe for a pre-season tour match, both as game practice prior to the Season start, and also to spread the good word of Aussie Rules Football. Destinations include:
- April 1992 North London v Denmark
- April 1999 North London v Belfast (First known official game of Aussie Rules in Northern Ireland)
- April 2001 North London v Arhus, Denmark
- April 2002 North London v Dublin
- April 2003 North London v Germany
- April 2004 Sweden d North London
- April 2005 North London v Madrid Bears
- March 2006 North London v Strasbourg Black Devils
- May 2007 North London competed in the Haggis Cup in Glasgow, against teams from Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brussels and Strasbourg.
- April 2008 North London v Berlin Crocodiles
- April 2009 North London v Paris Cockerels
- April 2010 North London v Rheinland Lions
- April 2011 North London v North Copenhagen Barracudas
- April 2012 North London v Solna Axmen, Stockholm (cancelled due to snow)
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