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  1. In what year did the British Lions officially become known as the British & Irish Lions?
  2. Which country did the Lions tour in 1997?
  3. What call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation during their 1974 tour to South Africa?
  4. Who scored his only drop goal in the fourth Test of the 1971 tour to New Zealand?
  5. Warren Gatland played against the Lions as a player when he represented which New Zealand province in 1993?
  6. Who captained the Lions on their 1983 tour?
  7. On 22 June, 2013, in Brisbane, who scored the first Lions on a run from inside his own 10-metre line beating four players?
  8. Who is the oldest player to start a test match for the British and Irish Lions?
  9. Name the youngest player selected for the 2025 Lions squad?
  10. Who was captain on the 1993 tour to New Zealand, where the Lions lost the test series 2–1?
  11. Who holds the record for most British & Irish Lions test caps, with a total of 17 appearances?
  12. Who said: “Fair play to Drico, he walked past, shook my hand and congratulated me.”?
  13. Who was named Player of the Series for the 2013 tour to Australia?
  14. "Beaten up by English coppers," was a quote attrributed to Wallaby coach, Bob Dwyer, in 1989 with reference to which three serving policemen in the Lions’ test pack?
  15. Which Lions player's autobiography has the title: Dai for England.?
  16. Who kicked the winning drop goal to seal the 1997 series for the Lions?
  17. Which Irish player has 12 Lion's test caps and a total of 119 Lions points?
  18. On 17 June, 2017, who captained the Lions in their game against the Maori All Blacks in Rotorua International Stadium?
  19. As part of bicentennial celebrations which country did the Lions play in a one-off 1989 match classed as a friendly game?
  20. On the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, who was selected for the second and third tests instead of then-England captain Will Carling?
  21. Which Lions player launched a breathtaking counter-attack from deep inside his own 22 during the 2017 tour, setting up Sean O'Brien for one of the greatest tries in Lions history?
  22. Which two 2025 tourists were actually born in Australia?
  23. Which national team did the British & Irish Lions face on home soil for the very first time, marking a historic occasion in Lions history?
  24. Which player famously scored a try in the first Test of the 1997 Lions tour to South Africa, often remembered for a brilliant dummy pass?
  25. Who captained the Lions during their 1971 series win in New Zealand — their only series victory there?
  26. In the final Test of the 2013 series, who scored the last try to seal a record 41–16 win over Australia?
  27. Who wrote:"I had to do something to unsettle Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones in the second Lions Test – and luckily I got away with stamping on him."?
  28. Initially a surprise selection for the 1997 Lions tour, who is the only Scottish player to appear in six consecutive Lions Tests?
  29. In the 2009 Lions tour, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in the second Test against South Africa after a challenge from Springbok lock Bakkies Botha?
  30. What was the nickname of Ian McLauchlan, the cornerstone of the Lions pack in both 1971 and 1974?


Answers



  1. 2001
  2. South Africa
  3. "99" call
  4. J.P.R. Williams
  5. Waikato
  6. Ciaran Fitzgerald
  7. George North
  8. Neil Back
  9. Henry Pollock
  10. Gavin Hastings
  11. Willie John McBride
  12. Jonathan Davies (on taking Brian O'Driscoll's 13 jersey for the final 2013 Test)
  13. Leigh Halfpenny
  14. Wade Dooley, Paul Ackford and Dean Richards
  15. David Duckham
  16. Jeremy Guscott
  17. Mike Gibson
  18. Peter O'Mahony
  19. France (as part of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution)
  20. Scott Gibbs
  21. Liam Williams
  22. Mack Hansen and Sione Tuipulotu
  23. Argentina (That match took place in 2005 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.)
  24. Matt Dawson
  25. John Dawes
  26. Jamie Roberts
  27. Robert Jones
  28. Tom Smith
  29. Adam Jones
  30. Mighty Mouse