1980 British Lions tour to South Africa
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In 1980 the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not a great success, the Lions losing the first three tests before salvaging some pride with a win in the fourth. The side was captained by Bill Beaumont.
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[edit] Squad
[edit] Backs
- Rodney O'Donnell (St Mary's College, Dublin and Ireland))
- Bruce Hay (Boroughmuir and Scotland)
- Andy Irvine (Heriots FP and Scotland)
- John Carelton (Orrell and England)
- Paul Dodge (Leicester and England)
- Jim Renwick (Hawick and Scotland)
- Ray Gravell (Llanelli and Wales)
- David Richards (Swansea and Wales)
- Clive Woodward (Leicester and England)
- Peter Morgan (Llanelli and Wales)
- Gareth Davies (Cardiff and Wales)
- Terry Holmes (Cardiff and Wales)
- Colin Patterson (Instonians and Ireland)
- John Robbie (Greystones and Ireland)
[edit] Forwards
- Bill Beaumont (capt) (Fylde and England)
- Fran Cotton (Sale and England)
- Clive Williams (Swansea and Wales)
- Ian Stephens (Bridgend and Wales)
- Phil Orr (Old Wesley and Ireland)
- Graham Price (Pontypool and Wales)
- Phil Blakeway (Gloucester and England)
- Peter Wheeler (Leicester and England)
- Alan Phillips (Cardiff and Wales)
- Maurice Colclough (Angouleme and England)
- Alan Tomes (Hawick and Scotland)
- Allan Martin (Aberavon and Wales)
- John O'Driscoll (London Irish and Ireland)
- Colm Tucker (Shannon and Ireland)
- Jeff Squire (Pontypool and Wales)
- Stuart Lane (Cardiff and Wales)
- Derek Quinnell (Llanelli and Wales)
- John Beattie (Glasgow Academicals and Scotland)
- Gareth Williams (Bridgend and Wales)
- Steve Smith (Sale and England)
[edit] Results
| Lions | 28-16 | Eastern Province |
| Lions | 28-6 | S.A.R.A. Invitation XV |
| Lions | 21-15 | Natal |
| Lions | 22-19 | South African Invitation XV |
| Lions | 21-17 | Orange Free State |
| Lions | 15-6 | South African Federation Invitation XV |
| Lions | 22-26 | South Africa (Cape Town) |
| Lions | 27-7 | South African Country XV |
| Lions | 32-12 | Transvaal |
| Lions | 21-15 | Eastern Transvaal |
| Lions | 19-26 | South Africa (Bloemfontein) |
| Lions | 17-6 | Junior Springboks |
| Lions | 16-9 | Northern Transvaal |
| Lions | 10-12 | South Africa (Port Elizabeth) |
| Lions | 25-14 | South African Barbarians |
| Lions | 37-6 | Western Province |
| Lions | 23-19 | Griqualand West |
| Lions | 17-13 | South Africa (Port Elizabeth) |
[edit] References
Carwyn James and Chris Rea (1980) Injured pride: the Lions in South Africa (Arthur Barker)
