In 1980 the
British and Irish Lions
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rugby union
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team toured South Africa (including one game in
Windhoek
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, South West Africa, the future
Namibia
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). The tour was not a success for the Lions, as they lost the first three tests before salvaging some pride with a win in the fourth. The team did however win all their 14 non-international matches. The Lions were captained by
Bill Beaumont
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.
Political controversy
The tour went ahead in the face of opposition from the British Government and groups opposed to sporting contact with the
apartheid
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regime in South Africa. Britain was a signatory to the 1977
Gleneagles Agreement in which
Commonwealth governments agreed to discourage sporting contacts with South Africa. The Government of the
Republic of Ireland
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were also against the tour. The Four Home Unions committee which organises Lions tours decided to go ahead with the planned tour, despite this opposition, in November 1979 and the rugby unions of England (
RFU
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), Ireland (
IRFU
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),
Scotland
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(
SRU SRU may refer to:
Organizations
* Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, US
* Scottish Rugby Union
* Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Chhattisgarh, India
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* Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai ...
) and
Wales
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(
WRU) all approved the tour by January 1980.
Touring party, injuries and replacements
Of the 30 players originally selected, ten had previous Lions tour experience. Derek Quinnell had toured New Zealand in 1971 and 1977; Andy Irvine and Fran Cotton had toured South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977 while Bruce Hay, Bill Beaumont, Allan Martin, Graham Price, Jeff Squire, Peter Wheeler and Clive Williams had all toured New Zealand in 1977. Elgan Rees, added to the party before it left the UK, and Phil Orr, a replacement during the tour, had also toured in 1977. Quinnell was selected despite not playing in the
1980 Five Nations Championship
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; he had also toured in 1971 when yet to be capped by Wales.
The tour party was disrupted by an unusually high number of injuries and replacements throughout the 10-week-long tour. Eight players flew to South Africa to reinforce the original 30 tourists;
Gareth Williams, Tony Ward, Ian Stephens,
John Robbie
John Cameron Robbie (born 17 November 1955) is a former international rugby union player who played scrum half, and a well known radio presenter in South Africa on Talk radio 702. His previous rugby career has also seen him take up the role of ...
, Phil Orr, Andy Irvine, Paul Dodge and Steve Smith.
Smith joined the tour as cover prior to the final test after Patterson was injured and did not appear in any games. Irvine was in the original 30 selected tourists but withdrew due to injury prior to leaving the UK. He was replaced by Elgan Rees but joined the tour later when Slemen withdrew.
Nine players left the tour early, including Mike Slemen who went home due to family illness. The eight players who were ruled out by injury were Rodney O'Donnell (neck), David Richards (shoulder), Gareth Davies (shoulder and knee), Terry Holmes (shoulder and knee), Stuart Lane (knee), Phil Blakeway (rib) and Fran Cotton (suspected heart trouble). Lane's injury occurred after 55 seconds of the opening game and gave him the shortest career of any Lions tourist. He never played international rugby again. O'Donnell's neck injury ended his rugby career completely. Colin Patterson suffered a knee injury in the penultimate game against Griqualand West which also proved career-ending.
Squad
Management
* Manager
Syd Millar (Ireland)
* Coach
Noel Murphy (Ireland)
* Team Doctor
Jack Matthews (Wales)
Backline
Fullbacks
*
Rodney O'Donnell
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(
St. Mary's College and Ireland)
*
Bruce Hay
Bruce Hamilton Hay (23 May 1950 – 1 October 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Background
Hay was born in Edinburgh and educated at Liberton High School. From there he went on to work as an engineer for the National Coal ...
(
Boroughmuir and Scotland)
*
Andy Irvine (
Heriots FP and Scotland) as replacement
Wings
*
Mike Slemen
Michael Anthony Charles Slemen (11 May 1951 – 20 July 2020) was an international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Liverpool.
Early life
Mike Slemen wa ...
(
Liverpool
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and England)
*
John Carleton (
Orrell and England)
*
Elgan Rees
Harold Elgan Rees (born 5 January 1954) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.
Rugby career
Rees toured with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1977, when he had yet to be capped by Wales, and South Africa in 1980 and at ...
(
Neath
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and Wales)
*
Peter Morgan (
Llanelli
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and Wales)
Centres
*
Jim Renwick
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Hawick Harlequins and then moved to play for Hawick.
Provincial care ...
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Hawick
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and Scotland)
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Ray Gravell
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At international level, Gravell earned 23 caps for Wales and was selected for the 1980 British Lions t ...
(
Llanelli
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and Wales)
*
David Richards (
Swansea
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The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
and Wales)
*
Clive Woodward
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Leicester
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and England)
*
Paul Dodge
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Dodg ...
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Leicester
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and England) as replacement
Flyhalves
*
Gareth Davies (
Cardiff
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and Wales)
*
Ollie Campbell
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(
Old Belvedere
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and Ireland)
*
Tony Ward (
Garryowen and Ireland) as replacement
Scrumhalves
*
Terry Holmes
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Holmes was a highly physical ...
(
Cardiff
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and Wales)
*
Colin Patterson (
Instonians
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Instonians Rugby Football, Cricke ...
and Ireland)
*
John Robbie
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(
Greystones RFC
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1944 when the ...
and Ireland) as replacement
*
Steve Smith Stephen, Steve, Stevie, or Steven Smith may refer to:
Academics
* Steve Smith (political scientist) (born 1952), British international relations theorist and senior university manager
* Stephen Smith (journalist) (born 1956), American journalist, ...
(
Sale and England) as replacement
Forwards
Hookers
*
Peter Wheeler (Leicester and England)
*
Alan Phillips (Cardiff and Wales)
Props
*
Fran Cotton
Francis Edward Cotton (born 3 January 1947) is a former rugby union prop forward who played for England and the British Lions. His clubs included Coventry R.F.C. and Sale. After retiring, he remained in rugby administration and founded a cl ...
(Sale and England)
*
Clive Williams (
Swansea
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and Wales)
*
Ian Stephens (
Bridgend
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and Wales) as replacement
*
Phil Orr
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Orr was born in Dublin. Educated at The High School, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, he played for Old Wesley ...
(
Old Wesley
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and Ireland) as replacement
*
Graham Price
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(
Pontypool
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Location
It is situated on the Afon Lwyd ri ...
and Wales)
*
Phil Blakeway (
Gloucester
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and England)
Locks
*
Bill Beaumont
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(capt) (
Fylde and England)
*
Maurice Colclough (
Angoulême
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and England)
*
Alan Tomes
Alan Tomes (born 6 November 1951) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Born in Hawick, Tomes moved to Gateshead when he was 8 years old. He played rugby for Gateshead Fell.
His grandfather ...
(Hawick and Scotland)
*
Allan Martin (
Aberavon
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and Wales)
Loose forwards
*
John O'Driscoll (
London Irish
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and Ireland)
*
Colm Tucker (
Shannon and Ireland)
*
Jeff Squire (Pontypool and Wales)
*
Stuart Lane (Cardiff and Wales)
*
Derek Quinnell
Derek Leslie Quinnell (born 22 May 1949 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He played as a lock-forward and as a number eight. He was capped for Wales youth 1967/8 season.
Club career
Educated at Coleshill Seco ...
(
Llanelli
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and Wales)
*
John Beattie (Glasgow Academicals and Scotland)
*
Gareth Williams (Bridgend and Wales) as replacement
Results
The matches
First Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar
Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar (born 21 December 1954 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Pienaar played for the Free State and the Springboks. He made his test debut agai ...
, Ray Mordt
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, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys
Johannes Servaas Germishuys, best known as Gerrie Germishuys (born 29 October 1949 in Port Shepstone, Natal) is a former South African rugby union player who played wing for the Springboks.
Biography
As a winger, Germishuys was known for his sp ...
, Naas Botha
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He was voted ''Rugby Player of the Year'' in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. B ...
, Divan Serfontein
David Jacobus 'Divan' Serfontein (born 3 Augustus 1954 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a former Springbok rugby union player.
Playing career Provincial career
Serfontein started his rugby career in 1974 at where he was selected for the club' ...
, Morne du Plessis
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(c), Theuns Stofberg
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You ...
, Rob Louw
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, Louis Moolman
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Pla ...
, Moaner van Heerden
Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player.
He played as a lock.
His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinn ...
, Martiens le Roux
Marthinus 'Martiens' le Roux (born 30 March 1951 – 14 October 2006) was a South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Le Roux played his entire provincial career for the Free State Cheetahs, Free State and made 162 appearances for his p ...
, Willie Kahts
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Playing career
Kahts made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the tourin ...
, Richard Prentis
Richard Basil Prentis (born 27 February 1947) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Prentis played for Transvaal during his provincial career, which began in 1974. He made his international debut for the Springboks agai ...
Lions: O'Donnell, Carleton (replaced by Gravell), Richards, Renwick, Slemen, Ward, Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams
Second Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar
Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar (born 21 December 1954 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Pienaar played for the Free State and the Springboks. He made his test debut agai ...
, Ray Mordt
Raymond Herman "Ray" Mordt (born 15 February 1957 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Zimbabwean/South African rugby footballer who represented his country in rugby union before moving to English professional rugby league club, Wigan, with whom he ...
, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys
Johannes Servaas Germishuys, best known as Gerrie Germishuys (born 29 October 1949 in Port Shepstone, Natal) is a former South African rugby union player who played wing for the Springboks.
Biography
As a winger, Germishuys was known for his sp ...
, Naas Botha
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks).
He was voted ''Rugby Player of the Year'' in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. B ...
, Divan Serfontein
David Jacobus 'Divan' Serfontein (born 3 Augustus 1954 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a former Springbok rugby union player.
Playing career Provincial career
Serfontein started his rugby career in 1974 at where he was selected for the club' ...
, Morné du Plessis
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(c), Theuns Stofberg
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You ...
, Rob Louw
Robert James Louw (born 26 March 1955) is a South African rugby footballer who represented South Africa 19 times in international test rugby union. He also played in the Western Province teams that won the Currie Cup five consecutive times. Sou ...
(replaced by Thys Burger
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Playing career
Burger played for Northern Transvaal and made his provincial debut in 1976. Burger's firs ...
), Louis Moolman
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Pla ...
, Kevin de Klerk, Martiens le Roux
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Playing career
Le Roux played his entire provincial career for the Free State Cheetahs, Free State and made 162 appearances for his p ...
, Willie Kahts
Wilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts (born 20 February 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Kahts made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the tourin ...
, Richard Prentis
Richard Basil Prentis (born 27 February 1947) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Prentis played for Transvaal during his provincial career, which began in 1974. He made his international debut for the Springboks agai ...
Lions: Irvine, Carleton, Gravell, Woodward, Hay, Davies (replaced by Campbell), Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams
Third Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar
Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar (born 21 December 1954 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Pienaar played for the Free State and the Springboks. He made his test debut agai ...
, Ray Mordt
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, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys
Johannes Servaas Germishuys, best known as Gerrie Germishuys (born 29 October 1949 in Port Shepstone, Natal) is a former South African rugby union player who played wing for the Springboks.
Biography
As a winger, Germishuys was known for his sp ...
, Naas Botha
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks).
He was voted ''Rugby Player of the Year'' in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. B ...
, Divan Serfontein
David Jacobus 'Divan' Serfontein (born 3 Augustus 1954 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a former Springbok rugby union player.
Playing career Provincial career
Serfontein started his rugby career in 1974 at where he was selected for the club' ...
, Morné du Plessis
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(c), Theuns Stofberg
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You ...
, Rob Louw
Robert James Louw (born 26 March 1955) is a South African rugby footballer who represented South Africa 19 times in international test rugby union. He also played in the Western Province teams that won the Currie Cup five consecutive times. Sou ...
, Louis Moolman
Louis Christiaan Moolman (21 January 1951 - 10 February 2006) was a Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby Union player. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and went to school at Hoërskool Verwoerdburg. He played in the lock position.
Pla ...
, Moaner van Heerden
Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player.
He played as a lock.
His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinn ...
, Martiens le Roux
Marthinus 'Martiens' le Roux (born 30 March 1951 – 14 October 2006) was a South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Le Roux played his entire provincial career for the Free State Cheetahs, Free State and made 162 appearances for his p ...
, Willie Kahts
Wilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts (born 20 February 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Kahts made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the tourin ...
(replaced by Ewoud Malan
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Playing career
Malan played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut in the third test against the visiting Lions team on 28 June 1 ...
), Richard Prentis
Richard Basil Prentis (born 27 February 1947) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Prentis played for Transvaal during his provincial career, which began in 1974. He made his international debut for the Springboks agai ...
Lions: Irvine, Woodward, Gravell, Dodge, Hay, Campbell, Patterson, Squire, O'Driscoll, Tucker, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams
Fourth Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt
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, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks).
He was voted ''Rugby Player of the Year'' in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. B ...
, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis
Morné du Plessis OIS (; born 21 October 1949) is a former South African rugby union player often described as one of the Springboks' most successful captains. During the five years from 1975 to 1980 that he served as captain, the Springboks wo ...
(c), Theuns Stofberg
Marthinus Theunis Steyn 'Theuns' Stofberg was the captain of the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) for four tests between 1980 and 1984. He is remembered for his speed and his size, both remarkable for a flank at that time.
You ...
, Rob Louw
Robert James Louw (born 26 March 1955) is a South African rugby footballer who represented South Africa 19 times in international test rugby union. He also played in the Western Province teams that won the Currie Cup five consecutive times. Sou ...
, Louis Moolman
Louis Christiaan Moolman (21 January 1951 - 10 February 2006) was a Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby Union player. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and went to school at Hoërskool Verwoerdburg. He played in the lock position.
Pla ...
, Moaner van Heerden
Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player.
He played as a lock.
His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinn ...
, Martiens le Roux, Ewoud Malan, Richard Prentis
Lions: Irvine, Carleton, Gravell, Dodge, Hay, Campbell, Robbie, Squire, O'Driscoll, Tucker, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams
References
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Carwyn James
Carwyn Rees James (2 November 1929 – 10 January 1983) was a Welsh rugby union player and coach. He won two Welsh international caps but is most famous for his coaching achievements with Llanelli, the 1971 British Lions and the Barbarians, with ...
and
Chris Rea
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(1980) ''Injured pride: the Lions in South Africa'' (Arthur Barker)
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