“…quite simply, the tour, the most anticipated for many a year, was a curious mix of anti-climax and bizarre underachievement, not just for the ambitions of the players who boarded the plane for the Antipodes, but for the entire rugby community.“- Clem and Greg Thomas, The British & Irish Lions: The Official History (2013 edition)Continue reading “In The Lions Den: The 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand”
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The First: British and Irish Lions Tour, 1888
A 35-match tour that featured no test matches played by a team calling themselves the ‘English Footballers’… The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union institution. Every four years, a squad comprised of international players from the home nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland goes on a tour of one of the threeContinue reading “The First: British and Irish Lions Tour, 1888”
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