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Danie Craven said the 1974 Lions were "the greatest team to visit South Africa". Many of the players who also played on the victorious 1971 Lions tour to New Zealand 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. [15]
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 Lions generally select international players, but they can pick uncapped players available to any one of the four unions. Despite the Lions team name only being used officially since 1950, tours since 1910 by combined teams have been undertaken with the support of the four home unions, and these along with other tours since 1888 by combined ...
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.
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]
Williams went on to earn 55 caps for Wales, five as captain, and eight for the British Lions. [11] Williams played club rugby for Bridgend , London Welsh and Tondu . [ 3 ] He also played a few games for Natal shortly after the 1974 Lions tour .
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He made 63 appearances for Ireland, including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times; a record that earned him 17 Lions Test caps. He also captained one of the most successful Lions sides, which returned undefeated from South Africa in 1974. McBride, inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2009, is regarded as one of the ...