British & Irish Lions Extend Kitman Labs Partnership for Third Successive Tour
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Kitman Labs, the global enterprise SaaS platform providing the only single, centralised operating system for performance intelligence in sports, can confirm that rugby union’s iconic side The British & Irish Lions is using the Kitman Labs Intelligence Platform for the third successive Tour.
The British & Irish Lions will utilise the Performance Medicine and Performance Optimisation Solutions in iP: Intelligence Platform when they tour Australia this summer.
The Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Tour to Australia 2025 kicks off with a warm-up match against Argentina in Dublin on June 20 and culminates with three Tests against the Wallabies on July 19, July 26 and August 2.
iP: Intelligence Platform combines medical and performance data into a single, integrated platform to support clinical governance, injury surveillance and player management.
The Kitman Labs Intelligence Platform is currently used by England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), independently.
iP: Intelligence Platform is the only platform on the market natively designed and developed to unify medical and performance data in one singular advanced operating system. The platform aggregates all data and data sources into one advanced operating system, converting that data into practical insights and actionable intelligence that can be employed across an organization to unlock player wellbeing and performance outcomes. The resulting analytics help inform evidence-based decision-making on and off the pitch.
Stephen Smith, CEO & Founder of Kitman Labs, said: “We’re excited that Kitman Labs will be used by The British & Irish Lions for the third successive Tour. Working with the IRFU and the RFU has shown us that rugby union is fully embracing the application of data and technology and this is another example of rugby organisations uniting to unlock player health and performance outcomes on the regional, national and international stages.”
Kitman Labs has an established track record of working with top teams and leagues across a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, rugby and American football. The company’s technology is in use by some of the world’s most elite organisations, including national rugby unions such as the IRFU, the RFU, SA Rugby and Argentine Rugby Union. Kitman Labs recently announced an expansion of its partnership with the RFU to cover senior teams and academies in Premiership Rugby, Premiership Women’s Rugby and the Championship.