1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand information
1983 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
Date
15 May – 16 July
Coach(es)
Jim Telfer
Tour captain(s)
Ciaran Fitzgerald
Test series winners
New Zealand (4–0)
Top test point scorer(s)
Ollie Campbell (15)
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1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand
Summary
P
W
D
L
Total
18
12
00
06
Test match
04
00
00
04
Opponent
P
W
D
L
New Zealand
4
0
0
4
In 1983 the British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand for the first time since 1977. The Lions went down to a 4–0 whitewash for only the second time in history – the previous was also inflicted by the All Blacks on the 1966 Lions. Overall the Lions played eighteen matches, winning twelve and losing six. In addition to their four test defeats they also lost to the Auckland and Canterbury provincial unions.
The tour was captained by Ciaran Fitzgerald, coached by Jim Telfer and managed by Willie John McBride. The tour lasted 18 matches and almost 3 months, between May and July 1983.
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Jim Telfer
Ciaran Fitzgerald
New Zealand (4–0)