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McBride's leadership qualities led to his appointment as captain of the British and Irish Lions in their 1974 tour to South Africa. The Test series was won 3–0, with one match drawn; the first Lions series ever won in South Africa. It was one of the most controversial and physical Test match series ever played.
Caps Position 1 Willie John McBride: 1962–1974 17 Lock 2 Dickie Jeeps: 1955–1962 13 Scrum-half 3 Mike Gibson: 1966–1971 12 Centre Alun Wyn Jones: 2009–2021 12 Lock Graham Price: 1977–1983 12 Prop 6 Tony O'Reilly: 1955–1959 10 Wing R. H. Williams: 1955–1959 10 Lock Gareth Edwards: 1968–1974 10 Scrum-half 9 Syd Millar: 1955–1959 ...
In 1974, the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia.Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions went through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a draw in the final match, albeit in controversial circumstances.
The 1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September in Argentina by the Ireland national rugby union team.. Despite that the matches were not officially recognised by the Irish Rugby Football Union as Test matches, [2] it was a real tour of Irish national team.
In rugby union, the "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the British Lions during their 1974 tour to South Africa. [1] The tour was marred by on-pitch violence, which the match officials did little to control and the relative absence of cameras compared to the modern game made citing and punishment after the fact unlikely.
Willie John McBride: 684 England 10/02/1962 63 Noel Turley: 685 England 10/02/1962 1 Mike Hipwell: 686 England 10/02/1962 12 Gerry Hardy: 687 Scotland 24/02/1962 1 Frank Byrne: 688 France 14/04/1962 1 Jimmy Kelly: 689 France 14/04/1962 11 Mick O'Callaghan: 690 Wales 17/11/1962 3 Patrick Dwyer: 691 Wales 17/11/1962 5 Dave Kiely: 692 Wales 17/11 ...
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Overall the Lions played eighteen matches, winning twelve and losing six. In addition to their four test defeats they also lost to the Auckland and Canterbury provincial unions. The tour was captained by Ciaran Fitzgerald, coached by Jim Telfer and managed by Willie John McBride. The tour lasted 18 matches and almost 3 months, between May and ...