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1997 British Lions tour to South Africa

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Pre-tour prospects
The results
Lions squad
Matches
First Test Second Test Third Test
References

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|date = 24 May – 5 July
|coach = {{flagicon|SCO}}Ian McGeechan
{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Telfer
|captain = {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Johnson
|test series winners = British Lions
|result = 2–1
|top test point scorer = {{flagicon|WAL}} Neil Jenkins (41)
|top point scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tim Stimpson (111)
|top test try scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Dawson (2)
|top try scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Bentley (7)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Underwood (7)
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The 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa was a series of matches played by the British Lions rugby union team in South Africa. This tour followed the Lions' 1993 tour to New Zealand and preceded their 2001 tour to Australia. The much-anticipated tour was the first after the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the first Lions tour since rugby union turned professional. It was only the third time that a touring side had won a test series in South Africa; the others being the 1974 Lions and the 1996 All Blacks.^[1]

A documentary Living with Lions was produced and contains footage of players and coaching staff during and away from matches.

Pre-tour prospects

South Africa had won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, but were in decline at the time of the tour. The inaugural Tri Nations in 1996 had been comfortably won by New Zealand with South Africa winning only one of their four matches in the tournament. There was also some disarray in the management of the game in South Africa with the resignation of the coach Andre Markgraaff and the acrimonious replacement of the World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar. Nevertheless, the Lions were seen to be underdogs – for example an editorial in the South African sports magazine "SA Sports Illustrated" said "The British Lions arrived in South Africa rated – by their own media, South African media and supporters – as nothing more than rank underdogs. A nice bunch of blokes who were making a bit of history and, in so doing, winning friends rather than matches".

The results

The Lions convincingly won the first test at Newlands 25–16 with Neil Jenkins kicking five penalties, and Matt Dawson and Alan Tait scoring tries. Despite scoring three tries in the second test at Durban, the Springboks suffered from some woeful goal kicking and failed to land any penalties or conversions, while the Lions Neil Jenkins once again kicked five penalties to level the scores at 15–15 before a Jerry Guscott drop goal for an 18–15 lead for the Lions. The Lions then held off a ferocious South African fightback, Lawrence Dallaglio putting in a magnificent try-saving tackle, to win the match 18–15 and take the series. The third test at Ellis Park proved a match too far for the Lions squad and they lost 35–16.

The tour was a triumph for the Lions management of Fran Cotton (Manager), Ian McGeechan (Head Coach), Jim Telfer (Assistant Coach) and especially the Captain Martin Johnson. It was the last occasion on which the Lions returned victorious from a tour until the victorious tour of Australia in 2013.

Lions squad

The original 35-man squad was:

Name	Position	Club	Home Nation
Martin Johnson (Capt.)	Second Row	Leicester	ENG}}
Neil Jenkins	Full back	Pontypridd	WAL}}
Tim Stimpson	Full back	Newcastle	ENG}}
Nick Beal	Winger	Northampton	ENG}}
John Bentley	Winger	Newcastle	ENG}}
Ieuan Evans	Winger	Llanelli	WAL}}
Tony Underwood	Winger	Newcastle	ENG}}
Allan Bateman	Centre	Richmond	WAL}}
Scott Gibbs	Centre	Swansea	WAL}}
Will Greenwood	Centre	Leicester	ENG}}
Jeremy Guscott	Centre	Bath	ENG}}
Alan Tait	Centre	Newcastle	SCO}}
Paul Grayson	Fly-half	Northampton	ENG}}
Gregor Townsend	Fly-half	Northampton	SCO}}
Matt Dawson	Scrumhalf	Northampton	ENG}}
Austin Healey	Scrumhalf	Leicester	ENG}}
Rob Howley	Scrumhalf	Cardiff	WAL}}
Paul Wallace	Prop	Saracens	IRE}}
Jason Leonard	Prop	Harlequins	ENG}}
Graham Rowntree	Prop	Leicester	ENG}}
Tom Smith	Prop	Watsonians	SCO}}
Dai Young	Prop	Cardiff	WAL}}
Mark Regan	Hooker	Bristol	ENG}}
Barry Williams	Hooker	Neath	WAL}}
Keith Wood	Hooker	Harlequins	IRE}}
Jeremy Davidson	Second Row	London Irish	IRE}}
Simon Shaw	Second Row	Bristol	ENG}}
Doddie Weir	Second Row	Newcastle	SCO}}
Neil Back	Back Row	Leicester	ENG}}
Lawrence Dallaglio	Back Row	Wasps	ENG}}
Richard Hill	Back Row	Saracens	ENG}}
Eric Miller	Back Row	Leicester	IRE}}
Scott Quinnell	Back Row	Richmond	WAL}}
Tim Rodber	Back Row	Northampton	ENG}}
Rob Wainwright	Back Row	Watsonians	SCO}}
Tony Stanger	Winger	SCO}}	Later addition to the tour
Mike Catt	Fly-half	ENG}}	Later addition to the tour
Kyran Bracken	Scrum-half	ENG}}	Later addition to the tour
Tony Diprose	Back Row	ENG}}	Later addition to the tour
Nigel Redman	Second Row	ENG}}	Later addition to the tour

Matches

Scores and results list British Lions's points tally first.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	24 May	Eastern Province XV	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth	{{yes2}}Won	39–11
Match 2	28 May	Border	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	{{yes2}}Won	18–14
Match 3	31 May	Western Province	Newlands, Cape Town	{{yes2}}Won	38–21
Match 4	4 June	Mpumalanga	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank	{{yes2}}Won	64–14
Match 5	7 June	Northern Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	{{no2}}Lost	30–35
Match 6	11 June	Gauteng Lions	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	{{yes2}}Won	20–14
Match 7	14 June	{{Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)}}	King's Park, Durban	{{yes2}}Won	42–12
Match 8	17 June	Emerging Springboks	Boland Stadium, Wellington	{{yes2}}Won	51–22
Match 9	21 June	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	{{yes2}}Won	25–16
Match 10	24 June	Free State	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	{{yes2}}Won	52–30
Match 11	28 June	South Africa	King's Park, Durban	{{yes2}}Won	18–15
Match 12	1 July	Northern Free State	Noord-wes Stadium, Welkom	{{yes2}}Won	67–39
Match 13	5 July	South Africa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	{{no2}}Lost	16–35

First Test

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Tait
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|referee = Colin Hawke (New Zealand) }}South Africa: 15. Joubert 14. Small

13. Mulder 12. Lubbe 11. Snyman 10. Honiball 9. van der Westhuizen 1. du Randt 2. Drotske 3. Garvey 4. Andrews 5. Strydom 6. Kruger 7. Venter 8. Teichmann (capt). Replacements: 16. Bennett 17. Wessels 18. Swanepoel 19. Otto 20. Dalton 21. Theron

British Lions: 15. Jenkins 14. Evans 13. Gibbs 12. Guscott 11. Tait 10. Townsend 9. Dawson 1. Smith 2. Wood 3. Wallace 4. Johnson (capt) 5. Davidson 6. Dallaglio 7. Hill 8. Rodber Replacements: 16. Leonard 17. Bentley 18. Catt 19. Healey 20. Williams 21. Wainwright

Second Test

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|home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}
|score = 15–18
|away = British Lions
|try1 = Van der Westhuizen
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|pen2 = Jenkins (5)
|drop2 = Guscott
|stadium = King's Park, Durban
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|referee = Didier Mene (France)
}}South Africa: 15. Joubert 14. Small

13. Montgomery 12. Snyman 11. Rossouw 10. Honiball 9. van der Westhuizen 1. du Randt 2. Drotske 3. Garvey 4. Strydom 5. Andrews 6. Kruger 7. Venter 8. Teichmann (capt). Replacements: 16. van Heerden 17. Theron 18. Bennett 19. Wessels 20. Swanepoel 21. Dalton

British Lions. 15. Jenkins 14. Bentley 13. Gibbs 12. Guscott 11. Tait 10. Townsend 9. Dawson 1. Smith 2. Wood 3. Wallace 4. Johnson (capt) 5. Davidson 6. Dallaglio 7. Hill 8. Rodber. Replacements: 16. Back 17. Healey 18. Miller 19. Catt 20. Williams 21. Leonard

Third Test

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|score = 35–16
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|try1 = Van der Westhuizen
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Snyman
Rossouw
|con1 = De Beer (2)
Honiball
|pen1 = De Beer (3)
|try2 = Dawson
|con2 = Jenkins
|pen2 = Jenkins(3)
|stadium = Ellis Park, Johannesburg
|attendance = 62000
|referee = Wayne Erickson (Australia)
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South Africa: 15 Bennett, 14 Snyman,

13 Montgomery, 12 van Schalkwyk, 11 Rossouw, 10 de Beer, 9 van der Westhuizen, 1 du Randt, 2 Dalton, 3 Theron, 4 Strydom, 5 Otto, 6 Erasmus, 7 Venter, 8 Teichmann, (capt). Replacements: 16 Honiball, 17 Garvey, 18 Drotské, 19 Swart, 20 van Heerden, 21 Swanepoel

British Lions: 15 Jenkins, 14 Bentley, 13 Gibbs, 12 Guscott, 11Underwood; 10. Catt, 9. Dawson; 1 Smith, 2 Regan, 3 Wallace 4 Johnson (capt), 5 Davidson, 6 Wainwright, 7 Back, 8 Dallaglio. Replacements: 16 Stimpson, 17 Bateman, 18 Healey, 19 Hill, 20 Williams, 21 Young

References

1. ^¹{{cite book|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98|year=1997|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0 7472 7732 X|editor=Mick Cleary and John Griffiths}}

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