"Martin Johnson (rugby union) Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. He is best known for captaining England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played, and one of England's greatest ever players. Johnson made his debut for Leicester Tigers in 1989 and in 1993 debuted for as well as being a late call up to the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand. He was"
"for the Lions management of Fran Cotton (Manager), Ian McGeechan (Head Coach), Jim Telfer (Assistant Coach) and especially the Captain Martin Johnson. It was the last occasion on which the Lions returned victorious from a tour until the victorious tour of Australia in 2013. The original 35-man squad was: 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa The 1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a series of matches played by the British Lions rugby union team in South Africa. This tour followed the Lions' 1993 tour to New Zealand and preceded their 2001 tour to Australia. The"
"Union to captain a British Team to South Africa. Although called an English team at the time, mainly because the tour was organised by the English Union, the team contained four Scottish players in which is now recognised as the first official British Lions tour. He played in 19 of the 20 matches, including all three tests. In the final test of the series against South Africa at Cape Town he scored one of two tries, the other coming from Randolph Aston. Bill Maclagan William Edward Maclagan (5 April 1858 – 10 October 1926) was a Scottish international rugby union"
"British and Irish Lions five times. On the 1968 tour to South Africa, Gibson made history in the opening Test by becoming the first replacement in international rugby, and showed his stamina by playing in 11 of the final 13 matches after Welsh fly-half Barry John had been invalided out of the tour. John would return for the following tour, the now famous 1971 tour to New Zealand, where he would star at fly-half. With captain John Dawes, Gibson formed a brilliant midfield combination and with Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies, J.P.R. Williams and David Duckham, they constituted arguably the finest"
"Tom Richards (rugby union) Thomas James ""Rusty"" Richards MC (29 April 1882 – 25 September 1935) was an Australian military officer and national representative rugby union player, who was born at Vegetable Creek, Emmaville in New South Wales. Richards is the only Australian-born player to ever represent both Australia and the British Lions and as such the Tom Richards Trophy is named in his honor. He is an inductee to the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. However, Tom Richards is not the only player to play Rugby for the Lions and Australia. Blair Swannell (1875-1915) played 32 times for"
"career ended, served on the Abergavenny committee and was also its vice-president. After World War II, he switched clubs again, joining Newport, and played 46 games for the senior team over two seasons. Russell Taylor (rugby player) Albert Russell Taylor (2 December 1914 - 9 October 1965) was a international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa. Taylor played club rugby for Cross Keys RFC and Abergavenny RFC. Described by rugby historian John Griffiths as an 'intelligent, fast loose forward', Taylor is the only player to have represented the British and Irish"
"The Lions won all three Australian tests but lost the All Blacks' game. This was the first time that a British team played both Australia and New Zealand in the same tour. It was also the last series until 1989 in which Australian matches were the major component; in between the only Australian fixtures were those appended onto a longer New Zealand tour. The team's captain, Bedell-Sivright, a veteran of the 1903 tour of South Africa, was requested to lead the team by England's Rugby Football Union. Bedell-Sivright broke his leg in the opening match of the New Zealand leg"
"March 1964 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs England match. He took part in the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in three test matches. After he retired from playing, he was for many years the rugby coach and a teacher at Ampleforth College. John Willcox John Graham Willcox (born 16 February 1937 in Sutton Coldfield) is a rugby union international who represented England from 1961 to 1964, and the British and Irish Lions in 1962. He also captained his country. John Willcox was born on 16 February 1937 in Sutton Coldfield. He played rugby as a full-back."
"Brian O'Driscoll Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is a retired Irish professional rugby union player. He played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. O'Driscoll is the second most-capped player in rugby union history, having played 141 test matches: 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions. He scored 46 tries"
"captains to beat, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. John Pullin John Vivian Pullin (born 1 November 1941 in Aust) is a former England international rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for Bristol RFC and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between 1966 and 1976. He also won 7 full caps for the British Lions and has the distinction of having beaten the All Blacks with three different sides, England, the Lions and the Barbarians. Pullin's career reached the highest levels of achievement possible in rugby union prior to the"
"for England, and 8 Tests for the British and Irish Lions. He first represented England in 1993, and later that year the Lions. He captained the Lions to South Africa in 1997, and in 1999 was appointed captain of England. He became England's most successful ever captain. He became the first player to captain two Lions tours when he captained them in Australia in 2001. He retired from Test rugby after he led England to a Six Nations Grand Slam and World Cup victory in 2003 and has since become the team Manager. At the 2011 IRB Awards ceremony in"
"tour captain Ronnie Dawson for a place in the Test team. Consequently, he finished as the only Lion not to appear in an international, although many judges felt he should have been selected for the final match of the series. Captaincy of the team against the Junior All Blacks was a small consolation, but he never complained about his lot and even appeared as a flanker when injuries demanded on the Australian leg of the tour. In 1962, Meredith was a live candidate for the tour captaincy himself, and although he missed out to Arthur Smith he added to his"
"Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940) is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17 Lions Test caps. He also captained the most successful ever Lions side, which toured South Africa in 1974. McBride was born at Toomebridge, County Antrim. Owing to his father's death when he was five years old, he spent most of"
"the others being Alex Hastie, David Chisholm and Jim Telfer. Scotland won 11-5. He was on the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. Norman Mair once said that Frank Laidlaw regarded the loss of his own ball as he would a family bereavement. He is a proponent of Scientology. Frank Laidlaw Francis Andrew Linden Laidlaw (born 20 September 1940) is a former international rugby union player He was capped thirty-two times for Scotland as a hooker between 1964 and 1971 and captained his country twice. He toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, to Australia and"
"Colin McFadyean Colin William McFadyean (born 11 March 1943) is a former international rugby union player and captain. He was capped eleven times for England between 1966 and 1968, nine times as a centre and twice on the wing and captained England in his last two internationals in 1968. He scored four tries for England, including two in one game against in March 1967, and also scored one dropped goal for England. He was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, playing in all four internationals against the All Blacks and scoring one try. He"
"and has worked as a brand Ambassador for Maximuscle too. Ugo Monye Ugochukwu ""Ugo"" Chiedozie Monye (born 13 April 1983) is an English sports pundit and former rugby union player, Monye played 14 times for , 237 times for his only club Harlequins and played twice for the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa. Monye won both the second division and then the Premiership title with Harlequins, as well as winning the European Rugby Challenge Cup. As a youth Monye was a star athlete, and competed in the English Schools' Championships finishing 5th in his"
"Tom Kiernan Thomas Joseph Kiernan (born 7 January 1939) is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He won 54 caps for Ireland as a full-back between 1960 and 1973 and captained his country 24 times. At the time of his retirement he was Ireland's most-capped player, most experienced captain, and record scorer in international with 158 points. He captained the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in all four internationals against South Africa. His nephew, Mike Kiernan, also played for Ireland and the Lions. Tom was also the Munster team coach for their famous victory over the"
"September's referendum on that issue. Roger Uttley Roger Miles Uttley (born 11 September 1949) OBE MA is a former English rugby union player. Roger Uttley played 23 games for England both in the second row and the back row, 5 times as captain, 4 tests in the Lions back row on the undefeated 1974 tour to South Africa. Roger was born in Blackpool, attended Montgomery High School, and Blackpool Grammar School and played first for Fylde then Gosforth before finishing his career at Wasps. He coached the successful London and South East Divisional side in the mid to late 80's"
"in the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, playing three games. Of the 22 matches he played for England or the British Lions he was on the winning side on 11 occasions. He played his final match for England on 16 March 1912 at Inverleith in the Scotland vs England match. Robert Dibble Robert Dibble (15 November 1882 - 1963) was an English rugby union international who represented England from 1906 to 1912. He also captained the side in 1909 and 1912. Robert Dibble was born in 1882 in Bridgwater. His father was Robert Dibble (1848–1938) his"
"Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) and Keith Wood (Ireland and Lions). Two hookers are members of the IRB Hall but not the International Hall. John Smit of South Africa, captain of the World Cup-winning Springboks in 2007, was inducted in 2011. Ronnie Dawson of Ireland and the Lions was inducted in 2013. He earned 27 caps for Ireland and appeared 17 times for the Lions from 1958 to 1965, captaining the Lions in six Tests; after his playing career ended, he became the first head coach of Ireland and still later served as president of the IRFU and chairman of the"
"Russell Taylor (rugby player) Albert Russell Taylor (2 December 1914 - 9 October 1965) was a international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa. Taylor played club rugby for Cross Keys RFC and Abergavenny RFC. Described by rugby historian John Griffiths as an 'intelligent, fast loose forward', Taylor is the only player to have represented the British and Irish Lions while representing Cross Keys. Taylor first came to note as a rugby player when he represented his Grammar School at Pontywaun as a youth. As an adult he represented at all levels,"
"Matthew Mullineux Matthew Mullineux MC (8 August 1867 – 13 February 1945) was an English rugby union scrum-half who, although not capped for England, was selected for two British Lions tours. He gained one cap during the 1896 tour to South Africa and captained the 1899 tour of Australia. An Anglican minister, he later became a chaplain in the British Army, and was awarded the Military Cross for his actions during the First World War. Mullineux was born in Barton-upon-Irwell, Eccles, Lancashire, though some sources record his birthplace as nearby Worsley, to Matthew Mullineux, an insurance-inspector, and his wife Elizabeth"
"1958 Great Britain Lions tour The 1958 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 11th tour of Australia and New Zealand and took place from May to November 1958. The Lions played 26 games on tour including the three test Ashes series against Australia and two tests against New Zealand. The Great Britain squad was coached by Jim Brough. The team captain was Alan Prescott from St Helens while Phil Jackson from Barrow was the tour vice-captain. The team managers were Mr B. Manson and Tom Mitchell. The tour saw a record AU£78,417 in gate"
"All Blacks in 1978. Tom Kiernan Thomas Joseph Kiernan (born 7 January 1939) is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He won 54 caps for Ireland as a full-back between 1960 and 1973 and captained his country 24 times. At the time of his retirement he was Ireland's most-capped player, most experienced captain, and record scorer in international with 158 points. He captained the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in all four internationals against South Africa. His nephew, Mike Kiernan, also played for Ireland and the Lions. Tom was also the Munster team coach for their"
"British Lions captain David Bedell-Sivright – one of the seven EURFC members also to play as British Lions whilst still students at the club, Norman Mair – the future legendary sports writer and Scotland cricketer, Black & MacDonald the great 1950 British Lions half-back partnership, and Ian Smith 'The Flying Scot' from the 1920s who held the 5-nations try-scoring record for many years. Many more of Rugby's international players worldwide played for the University prior to being capped from other clubs; these include Scotland and British Lions greats Dan Drysdale, and Andy Irvine, both future SRU Presidents from Heriot's FP,"
"a try scorer in the final when Leicester won the 1993 Pilkington Cup and a member of the side which won the 1994-95 Courage League. Johnson was an ever-present as England won the Grand Slam in the 1995 Five Nations Championship. In 1997 he was named as captain for the victorious British Lions tour to South Africa, in 2001 he became the first man to captain the Lions twice as he led the 2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. He became England captain in 1999 and led the side in 39 matches, the third most ever. He was"
"he worked as a financial advisor. In 2007 he was appointed a non-executive director of the Saints' board. Nick Beal Nicholas David Beal (born 2 December 1970 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a rugby union player who played at Fullback for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions. Beal was a part of the England team that won the World Sevens title in 1993, he captained the Saints squad that won the Middlesex Sevens trophy in 2003. He joined the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. He retired in 2004. Beal is married with two sons. He attended"
"Finlay Calder Finlay Calder OBE (born 20 August 1957) is a Scottish former rugby union player. Calder played at open side flanker and won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986-91. He captained the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 1989. Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College, His international debut was against France in 1986. His last international game was against New Zealand in the third-place play-off match in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Richard Bath wrote that In 1989 Calder captained the Lions, the first Scottish player selected to do this since Mike"
"Elliot Nicholson Elliot Tenint Nicholson (13 December 1871 – 1 December 1953) was an English international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Birkenhead Park. Nicholson played international rugby for England and was selected for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia. Nicholson came to note as a rugby player while playing for Birkenhead Park, and in 1899 he became the first player form the club to represent the British Isles team; now known as the British Lions. Nicholson was selected for the British Isles tour of Australia, and was described by the team captain, Matthew"
"rugby (with 53 caps for Wales), but can still be seen contributing to the BBC's rugby union coverage. He also coaches the Pirates in Muscat, Oman Gibbs resides in Cape Town, South Africa, with his fiancee. Scott Gibbs Ian Scott Gibbs (born 23 January 1971) is a former rugby footballer who has represented Wales and the Lions (Heritage № 651) in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league. His most memorable feats were his performance in the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa (in which he was named ""Player of the Series"") and the superb individual"
"Canterbury. They also played two matches in Canada, winning both. The tour was notable for the 842 points scored in 33 games, a record number of points for a Lions tour and for the 22 tries scored by Tony O'Reilly, also a Lions tour record. The touring party was captained by Ronnie Dawson. The manager was A. W. Wilson and the assistant manager was O.B. Glasgow. Test matches 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand In 1959, the British Lions rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost"
"for the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in all four internationals against and the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand where he played in the two internationals against but not in any of the internationals against the All Blacks. Weston was educated at Durham School. He played club rugby for Durham City and represented Durham County Cricket Club in minor counties cricket. His sons Phil Weston and Robin Weston both played first-class county cricket. Mike Weston Michael Philip Weston (born 21 August 1938) is a former international rugby union player and captain. Weston was"
"immediately, coaching Wales in all 2016 Autumn internationals, which saw Wales win 3 from 4. He will also coach the side during the 2017 Six Nations Championship, and pending appointment to the British and Irish Lions at the same time, he will also coach Wales during their 2017 Summer tour. Rob Howley Robert Howley (born 13 October 1970 in Bridgend) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He gained 59 caps for Wales, 22 of them as captain. Howley made his Wales debut in February 1996. He was selected for the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa, prompting speculation"