
World Rugby Museum
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Home to the world's most extensive collection of rugby football memorabilia π
Providing tours of the Home of England Rugby, Allianz Stadium ποΈ
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π 1974 ποΈ Willie John McBride returned for his record-breaking fifth successive @lionsoffical tour, this time as captain π The side were one of the greatest to take the field, winning all provincial matches and the first 3 Tests π¦ The Springboks scored their only try of


π 1977 ποΈ Captained by Phil Bennett, British & Irish Lions were unbeaten against New Zealand's provincial sides. Despite this, they lost the series 3-1 π On the way home, the tourists stopped off to play Fiji Rugby Union for the first time π«π― 3 weeks later they reconvened at



π 1980 ποΈ Amidst South Africa's apartheid regime, the Four Home Unions Committee decided the British & Irish Lions tour would go ahead. Captained by Sir Bill Beaumont, the tourists played 18 matches in ten weeks. The intense schedule meant they were plagued by injury, with 8



π 1983 ποΈ British & Irish Lions returned to New Zealand for a challenging tour in brutally cold conditions π₯Ά Under the captaincy of Ciaran Fitzgerald, 18 matches were played, including 4 Tests against the All Blacks π¦π³πΏ They won 12 of the matches but for only the second time in



π OTD in 2000 ποΈ England Rugby beat the Springboks 27-22 in Bloemfontein on the second Test of their summer tour π Jonny Wilkinson scored all of England's points π€―



π 1989 ποΈ For the first time since 1899, British & Irish Lions toured Australia exclusively π¦πΊ Captained by Finlay Calder, the tourists played 12 fixtures, including three Tests π¦ The final match of the tour was against an ANZAC XV. It was the first and so far only time that



π 1993 ποΈ British & Irish Lions toured as an amateur side for the final time π¦ Captained by Gavin Hastings OBE, he ended the tour as the Lions' all-time record Test points scorer π Going into the final Test with a win each, the All Blacks overcame a ten-point deficit to win 30-13


π¨ WIN 2 tickets to tour HQ with Jonny May ποΈ Here's your chance to win 2 tickets to tour the Home of England Rugby alongside an Allianz Stadium legend, with plenty of career insights and photo opportunities along the way π£οΈπΈ Enter now by visiting our Instagram page β‘οΈ


Lions tour call up with Jason Leonard π¦ Hear from the legendary England Rugby and British & Irish Lions prop about how he first found out he'd been called up to represent the famous touring side π #Lions2025 #BritishandIrishLions #LionsTour

π 2001 ποΈ Martin Johnson returned as captain, becoming the first player to lead 2 British & Irish Lions tours π The opening match set a Lions record, with a 116-10 victory over Western Australia π¦ The tourists won the first Test but the Wallabies went on to win the Series ποΈ
