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. Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one. The touring party was captained by Mike Campbell-Lamerton. The manager was Des O'Brien and for the first time a Lions touring team had a coach, John Robins, rather than an assistant manager.

Squad

Management

* Manager D. J. O'Brien (Ireland) * Coach John Robins (Wales)

Backs

* Terry Price (

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and Wales) *

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and England) *

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( London Scottish and Scotland) *

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and Wales) *

Barry Bresnihan Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan (13 March 1944 – 18 July 2010) was an Irish rheumatologist and international rugby union player. Bresnihan was born in Waterford in 1944 and educated at Gonzaga College, Dublin before qualifying as a doctor ...

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and Ireland) *

Sandy Hinshelwood Alexander James Watt Hinshelwood (born ) is a former international rugby union player. He was capped twenty-one times for Scotland as a wing between 1966 and 1970.Griffiths, page 2:38-2:40 He scored five tries for Scotland. Hinshelwood was sel ...

(London Scottish and Scotland) * Ken Jones (

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and Wales) *

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and England) *

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and England) *

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and Ireland) * Stuart Watkins ( Newport and Wales) *

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( Durham City and England) * Mike Gibson (

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and Ireland) * Allan Lewis Abertillery and Wales) * David Watkins (Newport and Wales) * Roger Young ( Queen's University R.F.C. and Ireland)

Forwards

* Mike Campbell-Lamerton (capt) (London Scottish and Scotland) *

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and Scotland) * Ken Kennedy (CIYMS and Ireland) * Frank Laidlaw ( Melrose and Scotland) *

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and Ireland) *

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and Ireland) *

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and Ireland) * Noel Murphy (

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and Ireland) * Howard Norris (Cardiff and Wales) * Alun Pask (

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and Wales) * David Powell (Northampton and England) * Brian Price (Newport and Wales) *

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and Wales) *

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( Melrose and Scotland) *

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(Llanelli and Wales) * Denzil Williams (

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and Wales)

Results

Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:Lions tour 1966
on SkySports.com Test matches British Isles versus Wellington at Athletic Park (1966) (34910549331)

British Isles versus Wellington at Athletic Park (1966) (34910549331)

British Isles v New Zealand at Lancaster Park (17476875126)

References

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