1989 British Lions tour to Australia
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In 1989 the British Lions toured Australia for the first time since 1971. Despite losing the first test, the Lions won the remaining two to take the series 2-1. The side was captained by Finlay Calder.
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[edit] Squad
[edit] Backs
- Rob Andrew (Wasps and England)
- Gary Armstrong (Jedforest and Scotland)
- Craig Chalmers (Melrose and Scotland)
- Tony Clement (Swansea and Wales)
- Paul Dean (St Mary's College and Ireland)
- John Devereux (Bridgend and Wales)
- Peter Dods (Gala and Scotland)
- Ieuan Evans (Llanelli and Wales)
- Jerry Guscott (Bath and England) - replaced injured Will Carling[1]
- Mike Hall (Bridgend and Wales)
- Gavin Hastings (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Scott Hastings (Watsonians and Scotland)
- Robert Jones (Swansea and Wales)
- Brendan Mullin (London Irish and Ireland)
- Chris Oti (Wasps and England)
- Will Carling (Harlequins and England) - selected but withdrew due to injury[1]
- Rory Underwood (Leicester and RAF and England)
[edit] Forwards
- Paul Ackford (Harlequins and England)
- Finlay Calder (capt) (Stewart's Melville FP and Scotland)
- Gareth Chilcott (Bath and England)
- Wade Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers and England)
- Mike Griffiths (Bridgend and Wales)
- John Jeffrey (Kelso and Scotland)
- Donal Lenihan (Cork Constitution and Ireland)
- Brian Moore (Nottingham and England)
- Bob Norster (Cardiff and Wales)
- Dean Richards (Leicester and England)
- Andy Robinson (Bath and England)
- Steve Smith (Ballymena and Ireland)
- David Sole (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland)
- Mike Teague (Gloucester and England)
- Derek White (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Dai Young (Cardiff and Wales)
[edit] Results
| Lions | 44-0 | Western Australia |
| Lions | 23-8 | Australia B |
| Lions | 19-15 | Queensland |
| Lions | 30-6 | Queensland B |
| Lions | 23-21 | New South Wales |
| Lions | 39-19 | New South Wales B |
| Lions | 12-30 | Australia (Sydney) |
| Lions | 41-25 | ACT |
| Lions | 19-12 | Australia (Brisbane) |
| Lions | 19-18 | Australia (Sydney) |
| Lions | 72-13 | NSW Country |
| Lions | 19-15 | ANZAC XV |
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