British and Irish Lions XV in Paris 1989

The British and Irish Lions XV in Paris 1989 were organised to play France as part of the celebrations of the French Bicentennial of the French Revolution. The team played following the 1989 British Lions tour to Australia, although a number of players from that tour were unable to play in the Paris match.

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Match

4 October 1989
 France 27 – 29 British Lions Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 28,881
Referee: JB Anderson (Scotland)
Try: Benetton, Blanco, Camberabero
Con: Camberabero (3)
Pen: Camberabero (3)
Try: Andrew, Hastings (2)
Con: Hastings
Pen: Hastings (4)
Drop-goal: Andrew

Background

Teams

Source: Match report from scrum.com[1]

Members of the Australia tour not playing

Significance

References