1968 British Lions tour to South Africa
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In 1968 the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not success in terms of international results, the Lions losing the test series against South Africa by three matches to nil, with the other match drawn. The Lions won 15 of their 16 non-international matches, losing only to Transvaal. The touring party was captained by Tom Kiernan, coached by Ronnie Dawson and managed by David Brooks.
[edit] Results
| Lions | 20-12 | Western Transvaal |
| Lions | 10-6 | Western Province |
| Lions | 24-6 | South West Districts |
| Lions | 23-14 | Eastern Province |
| Lions | 17-5 | Natal |
| Lions | 32-6 | Rhodesia |
| Lions | 20-25 | South Africa (Pretoria) |
| Lions | 25-5 | North West Cape |
| Lions | 23-0 | South West Africa |
| Lions | 6-14 | Transvaal |
| Lions | 6-6 | South Africa (Port Elizabeth) |
| Lions | 37-9 | Eastern Transvaal |
| Lions | 22-19 | Northern Transvaal |
| Lions | 11-3 | Griqualand West |
| Lions | 14-0 | Boland |
| Lions | 6-11 | South Africa (Cape Town) |
| Lions | 26-6 | Border |
| Lions | 9-3 | Orange Free State |
| Lions | 40-12 | North East Cape |
| Lions | 6-19 | South Africa (Johannesburg) |
[edit] References
- Thomas, Clem; updated by Thomas, Greg (2005). The History of The British and Irish Lions. Mainstream Books, pp141-148. ISBN 1-84-596030-0.
