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- Brown was right, and the Lions were dominant, winning the second test 28-9 in front of a shocked crowd to go up 2-0 in the series.
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Mar 25, 2020 · Brown was right, and the Lions were dominant, winning the second test 28-9 in front of a shocked crowd to go up 2-0 in the series. The 13 th of July 1974 saw the sides clash in the vital third test, again, in Port Elizabeth.
Mar 26, 2017 · 26 March 2017 14:28 Reading Time: 4 mins. The 1970s were unquestionably the most successful period in The British & Irish Lions history, and it was on the 1974 Tour of South Africa that Willie John McBride’s men inflicted the Springboks’ heaviest-ever defeat in a Test against the Lions.
First Test: 8 June: South Africa: Cape Town: Won: 12–3: Tour Match 8 11 June Southern Universities Cape Town: Won 26–4 Tour Match 9 15 June Transvaal: Johannesburg: Won 23–15 Tour Match 10 18 June Rhodesia: Salisbury: Won 42–6 Second Test: 22 June: South Africa: Pretoria: Won: 28–9: Tour Match 11 27 June Quaggas Johannesburg: Won 20 ...
- 15 May – 27 July
- British Lions (3–0)
Apr 29, 2019 · The 1974 test series was already wrapped up 3-0 and the Lions had only to win this final test to set a record that would probably never be equalled and could never be surpassed. Looking back forty five years later, it can be seen that the 1974 Lions contained some of the greatest players in rugby history.
Feb 6, 2013 · Published 6 February 2013 | By McLook. The 1974 Tour of the Lions to South Africa was undoubtedly the most unsettling tour ever for Springbok rugby. Touring unbeaten through South Africa superior in every aspect in virtually every single match including the test matches it was a massive wake-up call for South African rugby.
The second Test proved far easier, the tourists running out 31-0 victors following a five-try blitz in the second half. The scoreline is the highest ever winning margin in a Lions test and came courtesy of a double from Ken Jones as well as tries from Murphy, Dewi Bebb and Watkins.
May 15, 2016 · The tour began in earnest on May 15, 1974, with the opening game against Western Transvaal at Olen Park, in in Potchefstroom, with The Lions romping away to a 59-13 victory. New inclusion. Lock Roger Uttley was just 23 at the time and went into the tour with only three England caps to his name.
