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HISTORY
Counties-Thames Valley 3 Lions 25 Pukekohe Pukekohe Stadium Pukekohe Pukekohe 22 May 1971
Early hints at at at what would happen later in in the the tour were evident from the the opening game in Pukekohe The sight of fullback J P R Williams (pictured below) joining backline moves provided sting in in in the Lions attack and while there were issues of timing and combination in in in the side the players soon settled in to build on on their half-time lead of 12-0 which included a a a a a a a try to halfback Gareth Edwards after an untidy home team scrum on their own line line Williams’ entry into the line line with 15 minutes remaining gave Alistair Biggar a a a a a run for the corner When caught he he he passed to the supporting Williams who in in turn found anker John Taylor on hand to score Just before the end rst ve-eighth Barry John who kicked 16 points made a a a break to to kick to to John Spencer’s (this year’s Lions manager) wing and he put his speed to to use to to complete the nal try Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley 24 Lions 26
Rugby Park Rotorua 9 9 9 September 1959 Two players had a a a a profound in uence on on this game – Lion Ken Scotland and and Bill Gray Gray for the combined side Gray Gray was the the All Blacks’ mid eld strongman during their triumph over South Africa in in 1956 Scotland struck rst when scoring the rst try after a a a superb 60-metre run Lions anker Noel Murphy replaced the the injured Jeff Butter eld on the the wing and scored scored the next try The combined side scored scored two tries in in the the the last three minutes of the the the half the the the rst engineered by a a a Gray centre-kick and the the second the the result of a a a combined rush In the second half a a a a a decisive Gray break saw wing Teua Eruera score before Gray then secured loose ball to give wing Ray Wells a a a a a try Gray then took a a a a a long pass from Eric Anderson before drawing the defence and putting Wells in in for the lead Two minutes from time Scotland took play into the the the home 22 From the the the ruck Scotland picked the the the ball up and raced 15 metres to score under the bar 32 // OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
