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- In 1974, the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia.
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Mar 25, 2020 · March 25, 2020. 12741. Ultimate Rugby. The Legendary (and Violent) 1974 British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa. The 70s: a decade largely remembered for questionable hairstyles, economic uncertainty, social upheaval and the Bee Gees.
May 26, 2013 · In 1974 the British Lions toured South Africa, winning 21of their 22 matches and drawing the other. Dubbed The Invincibles and perhaps the greatest northern hemisphere side of all time, their...
27 july 1974 SOUTH AFRICA (6) 13, BRITISH & IRISH LIONS (10) 13 (Ellis Park) South Africa: Tonie Roux; Chris Pope, Peter Cronje(T), Jan Schlebusch, Gert Muller; Jackie Snyman(3P), Paul Bayvel; Niek Bezuidenhout, Piston van Wyk, Hannes Marais (capt); Moaner van Heerden, John Williams; Klippies Kritzinger, Jan Ellis, Kleintjie Grobler.
Mar 26, 2017 · 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.
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.
The series wins in 1971 (New Zealand) and 1974 (South Africa) interrupted this pattern. The last tour of the amateur age took place in 1993. The Lions have also played occasional matches in the Northern Hemisphere either as one-off exhibitions or before a Southern Hemisphere tour. Naming and symbols. Name.
Feb 6, 2013 · Super Rugby: Stormers team against Boland announced » Rugby history: 1974 British Lions in South Africa. 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.
