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1974 British Lions tour to South Africa
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 1974 squad became known as 'The ...
South Africa v. British & Irish Lions 1974
The British and Irish Lions' unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974. Highlights of the four test matches, with analysis, commentary and an interview with Lion...
The Legendary (and Violent) 1974 British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa
The Lions returned home unbeaten, having played 22 games, winning 21 and drawing 1, scarring the pride of the Springbok jersey. As we look towards the tour of 2021, the mouth waters at the prospect of the now world champion South Africans taking on the best of Britain and Ireland in another clash of physicality and flair.
British & Irish Lions
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.
Rugby history: 1974 British Lions in South Africa
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. I was 12 years old when this tour eventuated.
CLASH OF THE TITANS Lions Tour 1974
The BBC programme chronicling the British Lions rugby tour of South Africa in 1974 when apartheid was in place in that country and the effects that had on th...
Historic Rugby Internationals: South Africa v British Isles, 1974
Rugby history beckoned at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday July 27 th 1974. The British Lions were playing the 22 nd and final match of their tour and they had won all their previous matches. Only the 1891 British tourists had a superior record, having won all 19 matches on their tour including the first three tests played between these great adversaries.
History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the British
The Lions won the first two series between the two sides in 1891 and 1896, including wins in the first six matches, but then did not win another series until their unbeaten 1974 tour. After South Africa's victory in the 1980 series , the two teams did not meet again until 1997 as a result of apartheid sanctions; the Lions won the 1997 series ...
Classic Match: The 1974 Lions complete an unbeaten Tour
27 July 2022 08:00 Reading Time: 2 mins. Winning a Test series in South Africa is exceptional but going unbeaten for an entire Tour like The 1974 British & Irish Lions - that is something else. From mid-May to late July the Invincibles won 21 matches out of 21, including the first three Tests to secure the series victory over the Springboks ...
Battle of Boet Erasmus, '99' and The Invincibles: The Lions' 1974 tour
The Lions went unbeaten through 22 games on tour in South Africa Credit: GETTY IMAGES. It was spring 1974 in the northern suburbs of Leeds. Judy McGeechan was keeping a close eye on the stop-watch ...
The Invincibles: The 1974 British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa
Available on DVD from www.digitalclassics.co.uk and all major retailers. An extraordinary moment in the world of sport and politicsIn 1974 the South African ...
Rugby Union: 1974: Four test matches: South Africa vs British Lions
Highlights of the 1974 Four test match series, South Africa vs British Lions.Date: 8th June - 27th July 1974.Venue: (1) Newlands, Cape Town, (2) Loftus Versf...
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Reflecting on the 1974 British and Irish Lions tour, Wales full-back great JPR Williams sits down with Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt to discuss the decision to go to South Africa when many other ...
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The Lions' Roar. Documentary focusing on the sporting and social impact of the British and Irish Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa. The team became heroes to black fans living under apartheid.
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On this day, 48 years ago the 1974 Lions complete an incredible Tour of South Africa unbeaten and return as 퐈퐧퐯퐢퐧퐜퐢퐛퐥퐞퐬. | South Africa
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By Jonny Bray. 2 June 2023 12:16 Reading Time: 8 mins. Roger Uttley played a crucial role as The British & Irish Lions went unbeaten on their iconic tour of South Africa in 1974. He was part of a cohort that would become immortalised as 'The Invincibles' in the years to come and the Tour was as memorable for the friendships formed off the ...
99 call
99 call. 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.
1974 South Africa
1974 South Africa. Three years after triumphing in New Zealand the Lions faced a much stiffer test in facing a South African side who had not lost a test series that century. The tour was a magnificent success with the tourists setting achievement after achievement by winning the series 3-0 and not losing a single game on tour.
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The 1974 British Lions Tour of South Africa
The '74 Lions side had no weaknesses and they came to South Africa with a thorough understanding of the Springboks mind-set. It was Captain McBride's 5th tour as a British and Irish Lions; his first Lions tour to South Africa was in 1962. They knew that if you can beat the Springboks in the scrums they can be beaten so they targeted the ...
The epic 1974 Tour to South Africa...
The epic 1974 Tour to South Africa... - Official Lions Rugby. The epic 1974 Tour to South Africa began in earnest #OnThisDay with victory over Western Traansvaal.
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Not even for the great British and Irish Lions heroes of the undefeated 1974 tour of South Africa, known forever as 'The Invincibles'. Not even for the Lion king himself, Willie John McBride.
British & Irish Lions on Tour in South Africa
The reason we love the British & Irish Lions tours, is because it is the last traditional rugby tour. The Lions have over the years played in some epic encou...
British & Irish Lions 1974 South Africa tour
British & Irish Lions 1974 South Africa tourTests-matches Boks vs Lions Highlights... and the "99 Call" Test 1: Springboks 3 - 12 Lions, Cape TownTest 2: Spr...
All Blacks legend Sid Going remembered by teammate as 'real hero'
The late Sid Going, who died on Friday aged 80, has been remembered as "a real hero" by one of his teammates. Going (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) was part of a famed Northland rugby family and played 86 matches for the All Blacks across a decade in the 1960s and 70s. When Sir Bryan Williams first saw Going at work, Williams was just a schoolboy ...
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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. The 1974 squad became known as 'The ...
The British and Irish Lions' unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974. Highlights of the four test matches, with analysis, commentary and an interview with Lion...
The Lions returned home unbeaten, having played 22 games, winning 21 and drawing 1, scarring the pride of the Springbok jersey. As we look towards the tour of 2021, the mouth waters at the prospect of the now world champion South Africans taking on the best of Britain and Ireland in another clash of physicality and flair.
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.
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. I was 12 years old when this tour eventuated.
The BBC programme chronicling the British Lions rugby tour of South Africa in 1974 when apartheid was in place in that country and the effects that had on th...
Rugby history beckoned at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday July 27 th 1974. The British Lions were playing the 22 nd and final match of their tour and they had won all their previous matches. Only the 1891 British tourists had a superior record, having won all 19 matches on their tour including the first three tests played between these great adversaries.
The Lions won the first two series between the two sides in 1891 and 1896, including wins in the first six matches, but then did not win another series until their unbeaten 1974 tour. After South Africa's victory in the 1980 series , the two teams did not meet again until 1997 as a result of apartheid sanctions; the Lions won the 1997 series ...
27 July 2022 08:00 Reading Time: 2 mins. Winning a Test series in South Africa is exceptional but going unbeaten for an entire Tour like The 1974 British & Irish Lions - that is something else. From mid-May to late July the Invincibles won 21 matches out of 21, including the first three Tests to secure the series victory over the Springboks ...
The Lions went unbeaten through 22 games on tour in South Africa Credit: GETTY IMAGES. It was spring 1974 in the northern suburbs of Leeds. Judy McGeechan was keeping a close eye on the stop-watch ...
Available on DVD from www.digitalclassics.co.uk and all major retailers. An extraordinary moment in the world of sport and politicsIn 1974 the South African ...
Highlights of the 1974 Four test match series, South Africa vs British Lions.Date: 8th June - 27th July 1974.Venue: (1) Newlands, Cape Town, (2) Loftus Versf...
Reflecting on the 1974 British and Irish Lions tour, Wales full-back great JPR Williams sits down with Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt to discuss the decision to go to South Africa when many other ...
The Lions' Roar. Documentary focusing on the sporting and social impact of the British and Irish Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa. The team became heroes to black fans living under apartheid.
On this day, 48 years ago the 1974 Lions complete an incredible Tour of South Africa unbeaten and return as 퐈퐧퐯퐢퐧퐜퐢퐛퐥퐞퐬. | South Africa
By Jonny Bray. 2 June 2023 12:16 Reading Time: 8 mins. Roger Uttley played a crucial role as The British & Irish Lions went unbeaten on their iconic tour of South Africa in 1974. He was part of a cohort that would become immortalised as 'The Invincibles' in the years to come and the Tour was as memorable for the friendships formed off the ...
99 call. 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.
1974 South Africa. Three years after triumphing in New Zealand the Lions faced a much stiffer test in facing a South African side who had not lost a test series that century. The tour was a magnificent success with the tourists setting achievement after achievement by winning the series 3-0 and not losing a single game on tour.
Use fewer keywords. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic 1974 British Lions Tour To South Africa stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. 1974 British Lions Tour To South Africa stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.
The '74 Lions side had no weaknesses and they came to South Africa with a thorough understanding of the Springboks mind-set. It was Captain McBride's 5th tour as a British and Irish Lions; his first Lions tour to South Africa was in 1962. They knew that if you can beat the Springboks in the scrums they can be beaten so they targeted the ...
The epic 1974 Tour to South Africa... - Official Lions Rugby. The epic 1974 Tour to South Africa began in earnest #OnThisDay with victory over Western Traansvaal.
Not even for the great British and Irish Lions heroes of the undefeated 1974 tour of South Africa, known forever as 'The Invincibles'. Not even for the Lion king himself, Willie John McBride.
The reason we love the British & Irish Lions tours, is because it is the last traditional rugby tour. The Lions have over the years played in some epic encou...
British & Irish Lions 1974 South Africa tourTests-matches Boks vs Lions Highlights... and the "99 Call" Test 1: Springboks 3 - 12 Lions, Cape TownTest 2: Spr...
The late Sid Going, who died on Friday aged 80, has been remembered as "a real hero" by one of his teammates. Going (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) was part of a famed Northland rugby family and played 86 matches for the All Blacks across a decade in the 1960s and 70s. When Sir Bryan Williams first saw Going at work, Williams was just a schoolboy ...