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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.
1974 Ireland: 8 0 12 0 511 Tony Neary: 1974 England: 23 1 20 0 512 Clive Rees: 1974 Wales: 6 0 12 0 513 Andy Ripley: 1974 England: 8 0 20 0 514 William Steele: 1974 Scotland: 9 2 28 0 515 Bobby Windsor: 1974 Wales: 26 5 4 0 516 Fran Cotton: 1974 England: 35 7 0 0 517 Geoff Evans: 1974 England: 8 0 16 0 518 Andy Irvine: 1974 Scotland: 43 9 281 ...
He toured South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Coventry R.F.C. [2] References This page was last edited on ...
The 1971 Lions are often compared to the unbeaten 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa. Many of the players who played on the 1971 Lions tour believe the 1974 Lions team would have beaten the 1971 Lions team, due to having better forwards and because many of the 1971 players had become better players by 1974. [7]
In 1974 Burton toured South Africa for a second time, this time as a member of Willie John McBride's invincible British and Irish Lions team. He played 28 times for England in all, 17 times in Tests, and represented the Barbarians on eight occasions.
In 1974, he was selected as the youngest member of the British Lions squad for the tour of South Africa. The Lions were unbeaten on that tour, with 21 wins and one draw. Rees had to stop playing after 7 games [2] because he broke his hand. In 1987 Rees travelled to Japan to train the Toshiba team.
Bennett also toured with the British Lions to South Africa in 1974, when they went unbeaten in 22 matches, and to New Zealand in 1977, and also made 20 appearances for the Barbarians between 1970 and 1980; he played a pivotal role in the win over New Zealand in 1973, considered by many to be the best rugby union match ever played. [1]
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league.Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions.. For most of the 20th century, the Great Britain team toured overseas, played against foreign touring teams and competed in the Rugby League World Cup, which they won three times: in 1954, 1960 and 1972.