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Northern Transvaal 35 Lions 30 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 7 7 June 1997 After four successive victories Martin Johnson’s Lions were given a a a a a timely wake-up call against the Blue Bulls who took the the all-England front ve to to the the cleaners and capitalised to good effect with two tries from from Danie van Schalkwyk and one apiece from from Casper Steyn and skipper Adriaan Richter The Lions hit back with a a a a brace of memorable tries from Jeremy Guscott and another from Gregor Townsend but it wasn’t enough Two days later Assistant Coach Jim Telfer staged his famous scrummaging session at Pretoria when the Lions pack did 20 sets of three scrums in just over an hour with running in in between the sets Otago 26 Lions 8
Carisbrook Dunedin 4 July 1959
The fast-rucking Otago team already had a a a a a a a famous 23-9 win over the 1950 Lions and bettered it it with this comprehensive win Fullback Tuppy Diack – who was to win his solitary All Blacks cap on on the the wing in in the the Second Test a a few weeks later – opened with two penalties only for the Lions to hit back with two tries from rangy forward John Faull the second of which was converted They were were the the last points the the Lions were were to score as as Otago took control with tries for Lloyd Nelson and their two wings MacAuley and Edwards Diack completed a a ne afternoon’s work by converting Nelson’s try and adding another two penalties to send the 25 000-strong crowd home delighted 8
New Zealand Universities 21 Lions 9 9 Lancaster Park Christchurch 14 June 1977
One of of the most famous upsets of of all-time It was the rst Lions defeat of any sort in in 39 matches in in a a a a run stretching back to their defeat against the the All Blacks in in the second Test in in 1971 and it happened on on the same Canterbury ground And as as impressive as as the the the feats of the the the students on the the the eld were it was a a a Lion who became immortalised in one famous image The photography of the Lions prop Fran Cotton covered head-to-toe in mud has been used to to to to celebrate rugby time and again ever since 20 // OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
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