1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand (original) (raw)
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| 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 May – 3 July |
| Coach(es) |  Ian McGeechan |
| Tour captain(s) | Gavin Hastings |
| Test series winners |  New Zealand (2–1) |
| Top test point scorer(s) | Gavin Hastings (38) |
| ← Australia 1989 South Africa 1997 → |
Series of rugby union matches
| 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Summary | P W D L |
| Total | 13706 |
| Test match | 3102 |
| Opponent | P W D L |
| New Zealand |
3102 |
In 1993 the British Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand. This was the last Lions tour in the sport's amateur era. The Lions were managed by Geoff Cooke, coached by Ian McGeechan and Dick Best, and captained by Gavin Hastings.
The Lions played a three-test series against New Zealand, and ten matches against provincial teams and the New Zealand Maori. They won six and lost four of those games. The Lions lost the first test match, but won the second to level the series, with New Zealand winning the third test and the series.
Wade Dooley appeared briefly in the 1993 British Lions Tour of New Zealand but had to leave the tour to return home to England to attend his father's funeral and he was replaced by Martin Johnson.
| Name | Club | National team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Andrew | Wasps |  England |
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| Stuart Barnes | Bath | England |
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| Will Carling | Harlequins | England |
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| Tony Clement | Swansea |  Wales |
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| Vince Cunningham | St Mary's College |  Ireland |
Replacement for Scott Hastings |
| Ieuan Evans | Llanelli | Wales |
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| Scott Gibbs | Swansea | Wales |
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| Jeremy Guscott | Bath | England |
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| Gavin Hastings (c) | Watsonians | Scotland |
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| Scott Hastings | Watsonians | Scotland |
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| Ian Hunter | Northampton | England |
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| Robert Jones | Swansea | Wales |
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| Dewi Morris | Orrell | England |
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| Andy Nicol | Dundee HSFP | Scotland |
Temporary replacement for Robert Jones |
| Rory Underwood | Leicester and RAF | England |
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| Tony Underwood | Leicester | England |
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| Richard Wallace | Garryowen | Ireland |
Replacement for Ian Hunter |
| Name | Club | National team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bayfield | Northampton | England |
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| Paul Burnell | London Scottish | Scotland |
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| Ben Clarke | Bath | England |
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| Damian Cronin | London Scottish | Scotland |
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| Wade Dooley | Preston Grasshoppers | England |
Left the tour to return home for the funeral of his father |
| Mick Galwey | Shannon | Ireland |
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| Martin Johnson | Leicester | England |
Replacement for Wade Dooley |
| Jason Leonard | Harlequins | England |
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| Kenny Milne | Heriot's FP | Scotland |
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| Brian Moore | Harlequins | England |
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| Nick Popplewell | Greystones | Ireland |
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| Andy Reed | Bath | Scotland |
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| Dean Richards | Leicester | England |
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| Mike Teague | Gloucester | England |
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| Richard Webster | Swansea | Wales |
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| Peter Winterbottom | Harlequins | England |
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| Peter Wright | Boroughmuir | Scotland |
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | North Auckland | Whangārei | Won | 17–30 |
| 26 May | North Harbour | Auckland | Won | 29–13 |
| 29 May | New Zealand Māori | Wellington | Won | 20–24 |
| 2 June | Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Won | 10–28 |
| 5 June | Otago | Dunedin | Lost | 37–24 |
| 8 June | Southland | Invercargill | Won | 16–34 |
| 12 June | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 20–18 |
| 16 June | Taranaki | New Plymouth | Won | 25–49 |
| 19 June | Auckland | Auckland | Lost | 23–18 |
| 22 June | Hawke's Bay | McLean Park, Napier | Lost | 29–17 |
| 26 June | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | Won | 7–20 |
| 29 June | Waikato | Hamilton | Lost | 38–10 |
| 3 July | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Lost | 30–13 |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
The first test was won by New Zealand.[1]
The Lions won the second Test, with a particularly strong performance by Ben Clarke.[1]
| FB 15 John Timu RW 14 John Kirwan OC 13 Frank Bunce IC 12 Eroni Clarke LW 11 Va'aiga Tuigamala FH 10 Grant Fox SH 9 Jon Preston N8 8 Zinzan Brooke OF 7 Michael Jones BF 6 Jamie Joseph RL 5 Mark Cooksley LL 4 Robin Brooke TP 3 Olo Brown HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick (c) LP 1 Craig Dowd Coach: Laurie Mains | | FB 15 Gavin Hastings (c) RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 Scott Gibbs IC 12 Jeremy Guscott LW 11 Rory Underwood FH 10 Rob Andrew SH 9 Dewi Morris N8 8 Dean Richards OF 7 Peter Winterbottom BF 6 Ben Clarke RL 5 Martin Bayfield LL 4 Martin Johnson TP 3 Jason Leonard HK 2 Brian Moore LP 1 Nick Popplewell Coach: Ian McGeechan |
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Thus the series came down to the third Test decider at Eden Park. The Lions took a 10–0 lead, but New Zealand, helped by strong local support, recovered to easily win 30–13.[2]
| FB 15 John Timu RW 14 John Kirwan OC 13 Frank Bunce IC 12 Lee Stensness LW 11 Va'aiga Tuigamala FH 10 Grant Fox SH 9 Jon Preston N8 8 Arran Pene OF 7 Michael Jones BF 6 Jamie Joseph RL 5 Ian Jones LL 4 Robin Brooke TP 3 Olo Brown HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick (c) LP 1 Craig Dowd Replacements: LK 16 Mark Cooksley N8 17 Zinzan Brooke CE 18 Matthew Cooper SH 19 Ant Strachan HK 20 Graham Dowd PR 21 Bull Allen Coach: Laurie Mains | | FB 15 Gavin Hastings (c) RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 Scott Gibbs IC 12 Jeremy Guscott LW 11 Rory Underwood FH 10 Rob Andrew SH 9 Dewi Morris N8 8 Dean Richards OF 7 Peter Winterbottom BF 6 Ben Clarke RL 5 Martin Bayfield LL 4 Martin Johnson TP 3 Jason Leonard HK 2 Brian Moore LP 1 Nick Popplewell Replacements: FB 16 Tony Clement CE 17 Will Carling SH 18 Robert Jones PR 19 Paul Burnell HK 20 Kenny Milne FL 21 Mike Teague Coach: Ian McGeechan |
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- ^ a b "Brendan Gallagher remembers the 1993 Lions tour". 6 April 2017.
- ^ "On this day: Brave 1993 Lions go down in decisive Auckland Test". 2 July 2016.
- Jones, Stephen, ed. (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
- The 1993 Lions tour of New Zealand. Archived 2005-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- BRITISH & IRISH LIONS – TALE OF THE TOUR 1993. NEW ZEALAND . Archived 2006-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Squad from Lions Official website
- Matches from Lions Official website