1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand

1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand
1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand
Summary
P	W
Total
13	07
Test match
03	01
Opponent
P	W
New Zealand
3	1

1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand
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)
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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.

Squad[]

Backs[]

Name	Club	National team	Notes
Rob Andrew	Wasps	England
Stuart Barnes	Bath	England
Will Carling	Harlequins	England
Tony Clement	Swansea	Wales
Vince Cunningham	St Mary's College RFC	Ireland	Replacement for Scott Hastings
Ieuan Evans	Llanelli	Wales
Scott Gibbs	Swansea	Wales
Jeremy Guscott	Bath	England
Gavin Hastings (c)	Watsonians	Scotland
Scott Hastings	Watsonians	Scotland
Ian Hunter	Northampton	England
Robert Jones	Swansea	Wales
Dewi Morris	Orrell	England
Andy Nicol	Dundee HSFP	Scotland	Temporary replacement for Robert Jones
Rory Underwood	Leicester and RAF	England
Tony Underwood	Leicester	England
Richard Wallace	Garryowen	Ireland	Replacement for Ian Hunter

Forwards[]

Name	Club	National team	Notes
Martin Bayfield	Northampton	England
Paul Burnell	London Scottish	Scotland
Ben Clarke	Bath	England
Damian Cronin	London Scottish	Scotland
Wade Dooley	Preston Grasshoppers	England
Mick Galwey	Shannon	Ireland
Martin Johnson	Leicester	England	Replacement for Wade Dooley
Jason Leonard	Harlequins	England
Kenny Milne	Heriot's FP	Scotland
Brian Moore	Harlequins	England
Nick Popplewell	Greystones RFC	Ireland
Andy Reed	Bath	Scotland
Dean Richards	Leicester	England
Mike Teague	Gloucester RFC	England
Richard Webster	Swansea	Wales
Peter Winterbottom	Harlequins	England
Peter Wright	Boroughmuir	Scotland

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
22 May	North Auckland	Whangarei	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

Test series[]

First test[]

The first test was won by New Zealand.^[1]

12 June 1993

New Zealand	20–18	British Lions

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)

Second test[]

The Lions won the second Test, with a particularly strong performance by Ben Clarke.^[1]

26 June 1993

New Zealand	7–20	British Lions
Try: Clarke c Con: Fox	Report	Try: R. Underwood m Pen: G. Hastings (4) Drop: Andrew

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 39,000


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

Third test[]

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]

3 July 1993

New Zealand	30–13	British Lions
Try: Bunce 27' c Fitzpatrick 31' c Preston 66' c Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (3) 43', 57', 73'	Report	Try: Gibbs 23' c Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (2) 18', 51'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: (France)


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

References[]

^ ^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.

External links[]

[gallagher-1] "Brendan Gallagher remembers the 1993 Lions tour". 6 April 2017.

[2] "On this day: Brave 1993 Lions go down in decisive Auckland Test". 2 July 2016.

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