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"Blacked Out" by Mick Cleary. The inside story of the Lions in New Zealand 2005. A secondhand hardback, 160 pages, published in 2005, an excellent review of the tour with full statistical analysis. Ref: BS-bk05-mc - £15.00 |
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"Blacked Out" by Mick Cleary. The inside story of the Lions in New Zealand 2005. A secondhand hardback, 160 pages, published in 2005, an excellent review of the tour with full statistical analysis. Ref: BS-bk05-mc - £15.00 |
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NZ v Lions - 2nd Test 2005 DVD - complete match, home produced DVD. Ref: dvbr05-2T - £9.00 |
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RUGBY
WORLD'S GUIDE to the LIONS TOUR 2005 - 36 page, full colour
throughout.
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PROGRAMMES - These are listed on a separate page - to visit this page CLICK HERE |
2001 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS tour of AUSTRALIA
PRE - TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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"Lions Australia 2001" Daily Telegraph 8 page broadsheet guide to the tour, interviews with Keith Wood & Jeremy Guscott, Nick Farr-Jones and Matt Dawson articles. Ref: CL1-npbr01-dt - £8.00 |  |
Sunday Telegraph 3rd June 2001 - 8 page broadsheet Lions pre-tour extra, includes player profiles, many interesting pre-tour articles. Ref: CL1-npbr01-st - £5.00 |
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| PROGRAMMES - These are listed on a separate page - to visit this page CLICK HERE |
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| 1st Test - Ref: B98-tk-1t - £65.00 | 2nd Test - Ref: B98-tk-2t - £35.00 | 3rd Test - Ref: B98-tk-3t - £35.00 |
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POST TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
| "Up and Down Under - The Inside Story of the 2001 British Lions Tour of Australia" by Jeff Connor, a secondhand hardback, 192 pages. No dustwrapper. Ref: BS-bk-brtras-jc - £12.00 |
AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS
Autographed postcard sized promotional & player cards of 2001 British & Irish Lions players
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Matt Perry - Ref: F9-13-pc-mp - £14 |
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Jason Leonard - Ref: F9-5-pc-jl - £12 | 
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Will Greenwood - Ref: F9-1-pc-wg - £15 |
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Set of 40 cards (size 90 mm x 50 mm) produced by the Wales on Sunday newspaper, each card pictures a 2001 member of the Lions tour party. Ref: cdstbr01-wos - £35.00 |
| SIGNED CARDS - Ref: F8-55 - Iain Balshaw £9.00, Ref: F8-56 - Robin McBryde £9.00, Ref: F8-57 - Matt Perry £9, Ref: AF1-59-aucd Scott Murray £7.00, |
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MISC - 2001 Lions
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15 X 10" colour 2001 Lions squad photograph. Ref: CC29-ph-br01 - £12.50 |
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British Lions 2001 supporters T shirt. This shirt was sold in Australia
during the tour. As new, the size is XL
Ref: CC19-brtp01 - £10.00 |
| Lions v ACT Brumbies, full page "Irish Times" match report Ref: B96-br-irrep - £3.00 | Lions v ACT Brumbies, 2 page official Lions pre match press release with team and tour party statistics. Ref: B96-brtract - £2.00 | ||
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Adidas "Forever Sport" postcard, produced for the 2001 tour Ref: F8-66-pc01-adidas - £4.00 |
PRE TOUR PUBLICATIONS
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THE LIONS TOUR 1997 - a pre-tour brochure published in South Africa by "Southern Sun" (Hotels & Resorts), 114 pages, many articles about Lions players plus a look back at the 1974 tour. Full colour throughout, an excellent read. This copy has a slight crease on front cover otherwise it is in excellent condition. Ref: B96-bro-brsa97 - £20.00 | 
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RUGBY 15 INTERNATIONAL - S African monthly
magazine complete with 16 page Lions tour guide.
Ref: MC73-mgsa-r15-97-05 - £25.00 |
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RUGBY NEWS - Pre Tour preview, 32 page tour guide including player profiles, past tour statistics, articles and profiles. Ref: B96-rnbrtrsa - £8.00 |
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POST TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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"Heroes All" - The official account of
this successful tour by the coach Ian McGeechan, written with Mick Cleary.
146 pages, colour throughout. A secondhand copy in good clean condition.
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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"My Pride of
Lions" Fran Cotton, 224 page managers account of when the Lions
triumphed over the world champions.
Ref: BS - £15.00 |
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"The Lions Diary" by Jeremy Guscott, 1997, 190pp, Lions centre & great goal dropper Ref: BS - £12.00 |
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"Best Seat in the House" by Miles
Harison, 176 page post tour book. The tour as seen through Sky
Sports commentator Miles Harrison.
Ref: BS - £15.00 |
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"Lions Uncaged" by John Bentley, a British Lion's inside view of the
triumphant tour of South Africa. 128 pages, colour illustrations. A secondhand
copy with dust wrapper in excellent condition
Ref: BS - £16.00 |
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INSIDE RUGBY magazine July 1997 - First Test
report - great article on the 1955 Lions
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INSIDE RUGBY magazine August 1997 - reports on the final two tests - tour
round-up.
Ref: mgbr-ir-97-08 - £10.00 |
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British Lions v South Africa 1st Test 1997 commemorative cover signed by Lions players Austin Healey, Alan Tait, Peter Clohessy & Will Greenwood. Ref: F2-29-aubrxb - £24.00 |
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Barry Williams, Wales & Lions hooker on British Lions v South Africa 2nd test commemorative cover - Ref: F2-34aufdbr - £12.00 |
COMMEMORATIVE COVERS
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Town
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2nd Test - 28th June - Durban
OUT OF STOCK |
3rd Test - 5th July -
Jo'burg,
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A set of three commemorative covers, one for each test of this historic tour. Both the first and second test covers have been hand stamped on the date of the test matches. We were unable to obtain handstamps for the third test covers, these remain unfranked. Set of 3 covers Ref: F7-42brfd97 - £10.00 |
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28.6.97 S Africa v Lions 2nd Test
commemorative cover, illustrated cover, pictorial hand stamp King's Park, Durban date of second test match,
Ref: F28-44-fdbrxb - £8.00 |
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5.7.97 S Africa v Lions 3rd Test
commemorative cover, illustrated cover, pictorial hand stamp Ellis Park, Joburg date of third test match,
Ref: F28-45-fdbrxb - £12.00 |
PRE TOUR PUBLICATIONS
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"The Official 1993 British Lions Tour of New Zealand Souvenir Tour Guide" - full colour 112 page pre tour brochure Ref: blbr93-xb - £35.00 |
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ITV SPORT PRE TOUR GUIDE - published by Rugby Publications this 96 page guide is full colour throughout, Ref B96 - £15.00 |
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"Lions '93" Souvenir Supplement to NZ newspaper, edited by Oliver Lee, 30 pages, full colour. Ref: B96 - £12.00 |
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POST TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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Rugby News (NZ) Pre Tour magazine with Lions squad photos & biographical info Ref: B96 - shop stickers on fc £6 | 
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Rugby News (NZ) Vol 24 / No 10, 26th May 1993 - match reports & photos of North Auckland match Ref: B96 - £5 |
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"Endless Winter" by Stephen Jones, the inside story of the rugby revolution, William Hill book of the year. Covers 1993, over 100 pages on the Lions tour Ref: BS £25.00 | 
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"So Close to Glory" The Lions in New Zealand 1993 by Ian McGeechan with reflections by tour captain Gavin Hastings. A paperback copy, 96 pages. Ref: BS - £15.00 |
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TICKET - Auckland, slight creases
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE
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April 1993 - How the All Blacks are shaping up before the tour. Buck Shelford on the captaincy Ref: mgbr-rw-93-04-xb - £6.00 May 1993 - Mick Cleary on selection, Don Cameron previews the tour including itinerary, Buck Shelford on the tour party, profiles of Mick Galwey & Anthony Clement. Ref: mgbr-rw-93-05-xb £7.00 June 1993 - Includes Preview of the tour. Ref: mgbr-rw-93-06-xb - £10.00 July 1993 - front cover photo of Ieuan Evans - Starmer-Smith on the tour - Nick Cain reports on the tour - match reports & statistics N Auckland, N Harbour, NZ Maoris, Canterbury, Otago, Southland, 1st Test - Steve Bale interview with Ieuan Evans on the Lions tour - centre page double spread squad photo Ref: mgbr-rw-93-07-xb - £10.00 August 1993 - Tour verdict - match reports from 2nd Test, 3rd Test, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Auckland - Ref: mgbr-rw-93-08-xb - £10.00 |
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE - The world's leading rugby
magazine's coverage of the 1980 Lions tour - Six issues of Rugby World as listed
above relating to the the 1989 Lions tour. Ref: mgrwbr89st - £32.00 For single issues of the above magazine from the 1989 tour - please visit the Rugby World page - CLICK HERE |
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| Rugby News (UK) June
1989 - pre tour profile of Chilcott and look at Australia's preparations
Ref: mgbr-rn-89-06 - £5.00 |
Rugby
News (UK) July 1989 - Report on early part of tour
Ref: mgbr-rn-89-07 - £5.00 |
Rugby News (UK) August 1989 -
Tour reports & photos
Ref: mgbr-rn-89-08 - £7.00 |
Rugby News (UK) September 1989
- Reflections on the tour
Ref: mgbr-rn-89-09 - £6.00 |
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Offer - Buy 4 above magazines covering the 1989 tour and save
£8.00.
Ref: mgstbr89-rn - £15.00 |
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Dinner Menu for
a dinner held in honour of the British Isles Rugby Team by The Lord's
Taverners, NSW branch. A 16 page A4 size booklet lacking staples.
Ref: B96 - £19.00 |
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TICKET - Australia - 3rd Test, 15 Jul 1989, excellent
Ref: tkbr89-3T-xb - £65.00 |
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FRANCE v BRITISH LIONS 4th October 1989 - official programme for this special match at Parc des Princes - prbrfr89xb - £25.00 |
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| The British Lions played "The Rest" of the World at Cardiff Arms Park on 16th April 1986. This match celebrated 100 years of the IRFB. The Lions team was captained by Scottish hooker Colin Deans, the Rest of the World team included Blanco, Farr-Jones, Lynagh, Kirwan, Mexted and Poidevan. The Rest triumphed in this great showpiece, 15 - 7. This match was awarded the status of a full British Lions international and caps were awarded for the first time on British soil. | |
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BRITISH LIONS v THE REST 1986 - official match programme. Ref: B11 - £12 |
PRE TOUR PUBLICATIONS
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1983 BRITISH LIONS RUGBY TOUR - pub by TVNZ Enterprises, 50 page pre tour publication, Ref: B96 - £15.00 |
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Rothmans Pall Mall Rugby Almanack 1983 - British Isles
Tour of New Zealand 40 page preview
Ref: NC7 - £12.00 |
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POST TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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LIONS v ALL BLACKS '83 - TWO SIDES TO THE
ARGUEMENT - Two Sides to the
Argument", a post tour account by Ian Robertson with Billy Beaumont
and Terry McLean with Andy Dalton -
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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"Lions '83" by Peter Bush, 1983. 146pp, photographic history of Lions tour and 1982 Maoris in Wales, Ref: BS - £28.00 |
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LIONS '83, THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR by David
Frost, 161page post tour book by the Guardian's senior rugby correspondent,
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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THE LIONS IN WINTER by Karl Johnston, 1983, 195 page post tour book, Ref: BS - £24.00 |
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1983 LIONS IN NEW ZEALAND - 128 page
post tour magazine type booklet, published by Wellington Newspapers. great photographic
content
Ref: B96 - £15.00 |
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"A Wonded Pride" by Keith Quinn -
187 page post tour paperback,
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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The Otago daily Times 3rd Test pre match
special newspaper, 16 pages.
Ref: npbr83-3t-otd - £19.00 |
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE - The world's leading rugby
magazine's coverage of the 1980 Lions tour - Five issues of Rugby World as listed
above relating to the the 1980 Lions tour. Ref: DPR - £32.00 For single issues of the above magazine from the 1980 tour - please visit the Rugby World page - CLICK HERE |
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A British Lions dinner blazer worn by Jeff
Squire of Wales. Squire was a three time British Lion, touring in 1977,
1980 & 1983. The blazer is by Hammersley and is from the 1983 tour of
New Zealand.
Ref: CL10-bzbr-js-gjk - £495.00 |
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1983 tour pennant, includes a list of players and
matches, size 13" x 8" (33cm x 20cm) in excellent
condition.
Ref: ZL6-pebr83 - £16.00 |
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TICKET -
New Zealand - 4th Test, 16
Jul 1983, excellent
Ref: tkbr77-4T-xb - £10.00 |
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TICKET - Wanganui, 14 May 1983, creased
Ref: tkbr83-wan-xb - £12.00 |
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"British Lions 1980" published
immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John
Hopkins, the rugby correspondent of the Sunday Times. A secondhand copy in
good clean condition,
Ref: BS-bkbr1980-jh - £20.00 |
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"Springbok Triumph" photographed by John Rubython & Miles Bishop, 160 page tour account, mostly photos - Ref: BS-bkbr-jr - £45.00 |
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"Wounded Lions and other
1980 Rugby" by JBG Thomas, inc England’s Grand Slam and Wales'
Centenary. A secondhand hardback without
a dust wrapper
Ref: BS-bkbr-jt - £10.00 |
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"Injured Pride " published immediately
after the tour, this is the account of the tour by the 1971 coach Carwyn
James and Chris Rea. A secondhand copy in good clean condition
Ref: BS-bkbr71-cj - £20.00 |
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Sunday Times (South Africa) 15th June
1980, day after 2nd Test with front page headline 'The Boks Can't
Lose Now' with front page article on the match and two page match
report inside the paper.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800615-st - £10.00 |
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S.A. Rugby Yearbook 1980. pre tour 42
page booklet - this copy doubles up as a programme for
the first test match.
Ref: ansa-ybk80-xb - £30.00 |
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Sunday Times (South Africa) 29th June
1980, day after 3rd Test with front page headline 'BOK AVENGERS'
with front page article on the match, two page match report inside
the paper, full page John Reason article and a 'shame on you Willie
John McBride' letters page.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800629-st - £15.00 |
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Rand Daily Mail (South Africa) 16th
June 1980, Monday after 2nd Test with front page headline 'The
Moment of Resurrection for SA Rugby' with front page photo of Gysie
Pienaar after scoring the final try. Includes three pages of
match reports and articles relating to the tour
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800616-rdm - £15.00 |
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The Daily News (South Africa) 30th June
1980. Front and back page only of South African broadsheet including
3rd Test match report.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800630-dn - £5.00 |
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Sunday Times (South Africa) 22nd June
1980, day after Northern Transvaal match with front page headline
'Now McBride Blasts Lions Tour', the headline relates to comments by
the legendary Willie john McBride. there is a two page match report inside
the paper, and various other articles relating to the Lions
tour.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800622-st - £12.00 |
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Rand Daily Mail (South Africa) 19th
June 1980, day after match with Junior Springboks. the majority of
two pages are devoted to match reports and Lions tour
articles.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800619-rdm - £5.00 |
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The Star (South Africa) 11th July 1980
with 4th test match preview.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800711-star - £5.00 |
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Eastern Province Herald (S Africa) 26th
June 1980, the Thursday before the 3rd test, 12 pages from the paper
with the majority previewing the third test and articles and
photographs relating to the Lions tour.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800626-eph - £8.00 |
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The Star (South Africa) 16th June 1980
with 2nd test match reports and comments. Six pages from this
broadsheet paper with the majority of three pages dedicated to the
2nd Test and the tour
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800616-star - £9.00 |
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Sunday Express Rugby Special (South
Africa) 13 July 1980. 4 page supplement to newspaper with match
report and photos, includes some pages from main newspaper with
articles on tour.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800713-se - £12.00 |
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Eastern Province Evening Post, 27th
June 1980. Friday before the third test at Port Elizabeth. 16 page
broadsheet newspaper with majority relating to the Lions tour and
previewing the third test. Includes almost a full front page photos
of Bill Beaumont and Morne du Plessis.
Ref: ZL6-npbr19800627-ep - £19.00 |
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A variety of newspapers from the 1980 tour. Includes The Citizen, SA Barbarians preview, the Natal Mercury and The Citizen with SA Barbarians match report, The Citizen with final test preview and French tourists landing. Ref: ZL7-nwbrgp80 - £5.00 |
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A variety of newspaper cuttings from the 1980 tour. The cuttings are from South African newspapers and include newspaper supplements and full page articles. Ref: ZL6-P1-nwbrgp - £20.00 |
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"The British Lions
in South Africa 1980" - a 16 page supplement to Scope magazine,
pre tour preview with player photos & info, itinerary,
etc.
Ref: TC3-br80mg-scope - £25.00 |
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Postcard with photography by "Studio Twelve
photography" of the 1980 Lions tour captain Bill Beaumont, signed in
ink by Beaumont.
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Springbok Matches - Commemorative Series Album - A blank unused album together with a sheet of 27 stickers. There are 72 stickers in this series. We are assuming that each matchbox contained one sticker and these were added to the album as and when they were collected. Ref: AF1-3 - £45.00 |
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magazine's coverage of the 1980 Lions tour - Six issues of Rugby World as listed
above relating to the the 1980 Lions tour. Ref: CC23 - £35.00 For single issues of the above magazine from the 1980 tour - please visit the Rugby World page - CLICK HERE |
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WELSH RUGBY MAGAZINE - A magazine published in Wales with the emphasis on
Welsh rugby but with good coverage of the Lions tour, mostly from the Welsh
point of view.. April 1980 - August 1980 - 5 issues, Ref: AS - £18 |
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TIE - Lions to S Africa 1980, Gullivers Travel Ref: AD5-111-xb - £7.00, |
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TICKET - South Africa - 3rd Test, 28 Jun 1980, excellent
Ref: tkbr80-3T-xb - £65.00 |
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A 1980 Lions to
South Africa training shirt, embroidered sponsor's logo (Life -
King Size Filter) & text "British Lions 1980 South Africa, 'Mike Slemen
name sewn on as a patch, large 'Life' logo to reverse, jersey by Safnit, size
44". This item is part of the 'Mike
Slemen Collection', England's legendary wing three-quarter, it is
accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike Slemen.
Ref: CL6-jybr-gms-xc - £150.00 |
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BRITISH
LIONS 1980 DRESS BLAZER & BOW TIE - 1980 Lions dress blazer
& bow tie - tailored by Simon of Leeds &
London, made to measure, crest embroidered onto pocket, includes
British Lions buttons !!!! This item is part of the 'Mike
Slemen Collection', England's legendary wing three-quarter, it is
accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike Slemen.
Ref: CL5-bzbr-dress+1-gms-xc - £895.00 |
PRE TOUR PUBLICATIONS
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Rothmans Pall Mall Rugby Almanack 1977 - British Isles
Tour of New Zealand 48 page preview
Ref: annz-rpm77 - £12.00 |
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RUGBY 77 - The British Lions in New Zealand - 48 page large publication published by the Otago Daily Times during the first part of the tour, full colour throughout with large centre page poster (56 x 40 cm) of the squad and photos of the first try scored on the tour (against Wairarapa-Bush), folded across centre Ref: CL1-mglabr77-odt - £15.00 |
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"1977 Lions' Rugby Tour" - NZ Radio & Television Listener - Lions Tour Guide, - 108 page issue with 16 page Lions Tour supplement - Ref CC40-blbr77-lis - £25.00 | 
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NZ Listener 16 page supplement only - tour itinerary neatly inked in. Ref: NC7 - £12.00 |
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WESTERN MAIL souvenir. An 8 page broadsheet pre tour souvenir published by the Western Mail, folded Ref: CC23 - £8.00 | New Zealand Sports Digest, July 1977 issue with front page photos of Brynmor Williams, Tony Neary, Mike Gibson & Andy Irvine. Published after the first test, includes several articles relating to the tour. Ref: B96-blbr77-nzsd - £12.00 |
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POST TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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"Lions Down Under" published
immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John
Reason, the rugby correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. A regular tourist
with the British Lions secondhand copy with dust wrapper in excellent condition,
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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"Life With The Lions " published
immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John
Hopkins, the rugby correspondent of the Sunday Times. A secondhand copy
with dust wrapper in excellent condition.
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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"Lions 77" published immediately after
the tour, this is the account of the tour by Keith Quinn, New Zealand
rugby correspondent. A secondhand copy with dust wrapper in
excellent condition.
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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1977 BOOK "The Long Lost Tour" by Barry John & Graham Thorne, 1977, 135pp, paperback in excellent condition. Ref: BS - £15.00 |
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"Lions Down Under" published
immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John
Reason, the rugby correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. A regular tourist
with the British Lions secondhand copy with dust wrapper in excellent
condition. SIGNED COPY
Ref: BS - £25.00 |
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1977
POST TOUR PUBLICATION "Lions ‘77" post tour pictorial magazine
pub by Wilson & Horton, 96 pages
Ref: B96 - £15.00 |
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"Heroes to a Man" - the story of the 1977 British Lions Tour in
pictures. 64 pages, many colour photos, includes a full match by match
statistical breakdown of the tour. Published by the International Sportswriters
Club and edited by Terry Godwin
Ref: TC3-blbr77-isc - £20.00 |
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE - The world's leading rugby
magazine's coverage of the 1977 Lions tour - Five issues of Rugby World as listed
above relating to the the 1977 Lions tour. Ref: mgrwst71 - £35.00
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WELSH RUGBY MAGAZINE - A magazine published in Wales with the emphasis on
Welsh rugby but with good coverage of the Lions tour. June 1977 - September 1977 - 4 issues, Ref: B94 - £18.00 |
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A neatly typed and signed British Lions 1977 autograph
sheet. 31 autographs in total.
Ref: TF1-53-br77ault - #175.00 |
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1977 LIONS SIGNED BALL - A fully autographed
Lions squad on this "Five Point" brown leather ball,
thirty Lions players have signed the ball neatly on the two blank
panels, signatures are faded but still legible. Added to this great
collectable are the following All Black autographs. Brian Lochore,
Bert Greenside (1928), DHO O'Donnell (1949), Snow Bowman
(1938), JJ Stewart, Jim McCormick (1947), HC Burry (1960),
Terry McCashin (1968), Tori Reid (1935), Alan McNaughton
(1971), Kevin Stuart (1955), Cec Badeley (1920),
Murray Mexted, GG Mexted (1950), + 6 others including
Doug Dalton (1935) and Wade Dooley.
Ref: AB22-baaubr1977 - £250.00 |
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A copy of the Bay of Plenty v British Lions
programme signed by tour captain Phil Bennett.
Ref: auprbr77-bop-xb - £28.00 |
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A copy of the Counties -Thames Valley v British Lions
programme signed by tour captain Phil Bennett.
Ref: auprbr77-ctv-xb - £40.00 |
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A copy of the Wellington v British Lions
programme signed by tour captain Phil Bennett.
Ref: auprbr77-welau-ph - £20.00 |
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Set of 4 Commemorative Covers produced for
this tour. One cover per test. Click on the photo to the left to see
an advert for this set which appeared in publications at this
time. Four covers (unused) in unopened packaging.
Ref: B96 - £19.00 |
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Dinner menu for pre tour dinner held at the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli in honour of Llanelli's Lions, Phil Bennett, JJ Williams & Derek Quinnell. Ref: dmbr19770504 - £9.00 |
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Irish Rugby Magazine, Vol 2 / No 4 - June 1977 - A look at Irish Lions, cover photo of Mike Gibson in Scotland jersey. Ref: MC73-mgir-2/4 - £9.00 | 
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Irish Rugby Magazine, Vol 2 / No 5 - June 1977 - includes a Lions tour round-up and photos Ref: MC73-mgir-2/5 - £9.00 |
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Lions tour of NZ 1977 Ref: NC26-K5-xb - £12.00 |
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BRITISH LIONS v BARBARIANS - 10th September 1977 - On their return from NZ the British Lions played a match against the Barbarians at Twickenham to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee and raise funds for the Jubilee charity. This is the first ever official British Lions home match. |
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Official programme - Ref: prbrbb77xb - £25.00 |  |
match ticket - Ref: tkbrbb77xb - £6.00 |
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE with front cover photo of the Jubilee match - double page spread on the match inside Ref: mgrw-77-11 - £6.00 |
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WELSH RUGBY MAGAZINE October 1977 issue - front cover photo of Phil Bennett tackling Gareth Edwards in the Silver Jubilee Match. photos from the match contained throughout this issue Ref: mgwr-77-10 - £5.00 |
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| PROGRAMMES - These are listed on a separate page - to visit this page CLICK HERE |
TOUR BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
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"The Greatest Lions" by JBG Thomas, post
tour book by well travelled western mail journalist, secondhand book
with dust wrapper in excellent condition.
Ref: BS - £20.00 |
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"Nice Guys Come Second"
- autobiography of Springbok centre John GAINSFORD, as told to
Neville Leck, contains a review of the 1974 Lions tour, a very scarce
book, probably the only South African perspective of this
tour
Ref: BA - £75.00 |
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"How The Lions Won" edited by Terry O'Connor, Eight Lions tell their secrets of how they defeated the world's greatest rugby teams, the All Blacks and the Springboks. cover the 1971 & 1974 tours. Chapters by Syd Millar, Willie John McBride, Ian McLaughlan, Fran Cotton, Fergus Slattery, Gareth Edwards, Mike Gibson and JPR Williams. Terry O'Connor sums up the tours, Colin Meads and Hannes Mairais reply for the defeated. A fascinating read. A secondhand copy with d/w in good condition. Ref: BS £25.00 |
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S.A.
Rugby Yearbook 1974. pre tour 50 page booklet,
light wear to front cover.
Ref: ansa-ybk74-xb - £40.00 |
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"Follow the Lions" with Piet Greyling & Cliff Morgan. 48 page brochure published by J Samuel. Pre tour, including pictures and details of both Lions and Springboks, histories of opponents, directions and maps to the grounds, Ref: B96 - £30.00 | ||
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Rand Daily Mail 4 page 4th test supplement. Preview of the match and review of the tour. Ref: npbr19740727-rdm - £19.00 |
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COMMERCIAL ITINERARY BOOKLET - 1974 - Coca-Cola - 36
page booklet with player information and photos, tour itinerary etc.
the booklet has a name lightly written on the front cover with the
results section inside filled in.
Ref itbr74-coca-cola-xb - £25.00 |
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"Die Leeus 1974 - saam met Die Vaderland en
Hoofstad". Afrikaans language post tour booklet with match by
match photographic coverage of the tour. Includes a double page
colour squad photo of the Lions. 54 pages.
Ref: blbr74-die-leeus - £39.00 |
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"Special Souvenir
Programme" presented with the compliments of 'The Friends of
the Lion Association'. Player profiles and information on 'The
Friends of the Lion Association'.
Ref: TC2-blbr74-fol - £30.00 |
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"Lions 74" a
Rugby World supplement published in April 1994 to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the tour. 32 pages.
Ref: TC2-br74mgrw-sup - £14.00 |
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"Nou - rugbybylae"
- an Afrikaans magazine supplement dated 5th July 1974, the content
is mainly photos from the tour.
Ref: TC2-br74mg-nou |
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Scope Special Rugby Supplement
"World Champions", 12 page colour supplement covering the
third test victory, full colour throughout, some great photos.
Ref: br74bl-sc-wch - £25.00 |
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Scope Special Rugby Supplement
"The Runaway Lions", a 12 page colour supplement covering the
second test victory, full colour throughout, some great photos, some
creasing throughout.
Ref: TC2-br74mg-sc-rl - £25.00 |
MISC
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1974 – TOMMY DAVID signed photograph. A 22 x 16cm black and white press photograph of Tommy David in his 1974 Lions tracksuit, signed to the front "Tommy David" Ref: F8-36-auphwaxb - £19.00 |
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"Lions '74" sung by Mustard Gleemen, a 7" 45rpm record published by Cambrian Recordings Ltd, Pontardawe, catalogue number CSP 739. The back cover has facsimile autographs of the tour party, the record comes complete with an insert containing the words of the song and the tour results. The 'B' side to the single is "In The Morning". The record is in excellent condition Ref: CC61-rebr74 - £28.00 |
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WESTERN MAIL - Pre and post tour 1974 Lions supplements. the pre-tour supp. is 8 pages, the post tour is 10 pages including a complete statistical run down, team line ups etc. Both are broadsheet publications in good condition. Ref: CL1-npstbr74-wm - £25.00 |
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WESTERN MAIL - post tour 1974 Lions supplement, 10 pages including a complete statistical run down, team line ups etc. In good condition. Ref: CL1-npbr74-wm2 - £15.00 |
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RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE - The world's leading rugby
magazine's coverage of the 1974 Lions tour - Five issues of Rugby World as
pictured above relating to the the 1974 Lions tour. Ref: AS - £39.00
For more information on the contents of these magazines or to purchase single issues of the above magazine from the 1974 tour - please visit the Rugby World page - CLICK HERE |
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TICKET - South Africa - 2nd Test, 22 Jun 1974, creased
Ref: tkbr74-2T-xb - £150.00 |
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TICKET - Eastern
Transvaal, 23 Jul 1974, some slight creasing
Ref: tkbr74-et-xb - £50.00 |
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OFFICIAL PLAYERS BADGE - British Lions 1974 - CL - 22mm
Ref: F72-19-13-bdbrxb - £125.00 |
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'Follow the Lions (1974) with JBG in the
Western Mail, newspaper stand A2 size sheet, some creasing.
Ref: BE1-psbr74-jbg-xb - £15.00 |
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1974 Invincible Lions, issued by the Western Mail, A1 size, 34" x 24" - 85cm x |
