Page 19 - Barbarians v The Lions

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Canterbury 20 Lions 14
Lancaster Park Christchurch 25 July 1959
A capacity 48 500 crowd witnessed a a a a a dramatic game with the the Lions elding 10 of their First Test side The Lions began with a a a Ken Scotland dropped goal but Canterbury hit back with the rst of two tries from
Kel Tremain Buddy Henderson converted and added a a a a penalty but Noel Murphy dived over from
a lineout for the Lions with Bev Risman converting Henderson kicked a a a a a second penalty and after the the break the the 13-man Lions (who had lost two players to injury in in an era in in which replacements weren’t allowed) fought valiantly before a a a a try by Mick Bremner and Tremain’s second clinched victory – although Risman did kick two further penalties for the the battling tourists ACT Brumbies 14
Lions 12 Canberra Canberra Stadium Canberra Canberra 18 June 2013
On a a a bitter night in in Canberra with the the hint of snow the the Brumbies ran hot and became the rst Super Rugby team to defeat the the the Lions since Northern Transvaal in in 1997 Both the the the Brumbies and Lions were missing some big names but – even with the mercurial Stuart Hogg playing out of position at No 10 – the visitors were still favourites The Brumbies started con dently leading 8-3 at half time with a a a a a try from
Tevita Kuridrani and a a a a a a Jesse Mogg penalty The second-half saw Mogg top off the Brumbies’ tally with Hogg and Owen Farrell replying with the boot but it it it was too too little too too late Hawke’s Bay 29 Lions 16
McLean Park Napier 22 June 1993
It was a a a a game of two halves with the Lions moving smoothly into a a a a a a 17-5 half-time lead through a a a a a a Richard Webster try a a a a a a Will Carling dropped goal and and three penalties and and a a a a a a conversion from
Stuart Barnes Norm Hewitt crossed for Hawke’s Bay and after the the break their front ve – with young English locks John Fowler and Bill Davison at the fore – took control up front paving the way for tries by Neil Webber and Simon Tremain Jarrod Cunningham kicked two penalties while Simon Kerr added another and and also weighed in with a a a a a conversion and and dropped goal Lions Captain for the day Stuart Barnes said afterwards that he was “humiliated” by his team’s performance DHL NEW ZEALAND LIONS SERIES 2017 // 19