1891 British Lions tour to South Africa information

The 1891 British Isles tour to South Africa was the first British Isles rugby union tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by...

British 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'...

the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia. Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions went...

1980 the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa (including one game in Windhoek, South West Africa, the future Namibia). The tour was not a...

retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. The tour party was led by Ireland's Sam...

In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. The Lions drew the test series against South Africa, each team winning two...

1896 British Isles tour to South Africa was a rugby union tour undertaken by the British Isles, one of the first British and Irish Lions tours. The team...

the British Lions toured South Africa. The tour was not successful in terms of international results, the Lions losing the Test series against South Africa...

In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing...

classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in...

classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in...

: 110–111  The first tour of the British and Irish Lions to South Africa takes place. The touring side presents the Currie Cup to Griqualand West, the...

first side to pick up the name Lions, apparently picked up from the Lions embroidered on their ties. The All Blacks first toured South Africa in 1928, and...

The 1903 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fifth tour by a British Isles rugby team and the third to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed...

union team are scheduled to tour South Africa in July 2024, where they will play two test matches against the South Africa rugby union team, as part...

Other events The 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa is the first British Isles tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a...

lion to increase its chances of survival. In 1987, it was found that most lions in North American zoos were hybrids between African and Asiatic lions...

South Africa national rugby union team dates back to 1891, when the British Lions first toured South Africa where they played against South African representative...

wins. He also played six Tests for South Africa against the Lions in 1891, 1896, and 1903, and also captained the side to their only two Test wins of the...

as captain. H.H. Castens captained South Africa on 30 July 1891 in their first ever test against the touring British Isles team at Crusaders Cricket Ground...

In 1989, the British Lions toured Australia for the first time since 1971. Unlike previous tours to Australia, the Lions did not play any matches in New...

the British and Irish Lions but were never capped for Ireland are not included - for example William Joseph Ashby was part of the first Lions team to tour...

South Africa (known as the Springboks) area Rugby Union National Team that played their first international match in 1891. The records listed below only...