FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - British & Irish Lions Head Coach Announcement - Hilton Syon Park, London, Britain - June 12, 2019 Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland during the announcement Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
(Reuters) - Premiership Rugby said on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with the British & Irish Lions to release players at the end of their domestic commitments and before the Lions' warm-up game against Japan.
The match against Japan on June 26 is being held outside World Rugby's Regulation 9 window for the release of players for international rugby, and the game clashes with the Premiership Final.
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