1997 British Lions tour to South Africa

1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
Summary
P	W
Total
13	11
Test match
03	02
Opponent
P	W
South Africa
3	2

1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
Date	24 May – 5 July
Coach(es)	Ian McGeechan; Jim Telfer
Tour captain(s)	Martin Johnson
Test series winners	British Lions (2–1)
Top test point scorer(s)	Neil Jenkins (41)
Lions' top point scorer(s)	Tim Stimpson (111)
Top test try scorer(s)	Matt Dawson (2)
Lions' top try scorer(s)	John Bentley (7); Tony Underwood (7)
	← New Zealand 1993 Australia 2001 →

The 1997 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' 1993 tour to New Zealand and preceded their 2001 tour to Australia. The much-anticipated tour was the first after the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the first Lions tour since rugby union turned professional. It was only the third time that a touring side had won a test series in South Africa; the others being the 1974 Lions and the 1996 All Blacks.^[1]

A documentary Living with Lions was produced and contains footage of players and coaching staff during and away from matches.

^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.

[Cleary-1] Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.

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