1980 British Lions tour to South Africa






























1980 British Lions Tour to South Africa
Date 10 May  – 12 July
Coach(es)
Ireland Noel Murphy
Tour captain(s)
England Bill Beaumont
Test series winners
 South Africa (1–3)
Top test point scorer(s)
Ireland Tony Ward (18)

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In 1980 the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa (including one game in Windhoek, South West Africa, the future Namibia). 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.




Contents






  • 1 Political controversy


  • 2 Touring party, injuries and replacements


  • 3 Squad


    • 3.1 Management


    • 3.2 Backline


    • 3.3 Forwards




  • 4 Results


  • 5 The matches


    • 5.1 First Test


    • 5.2 Second Test


    • 5.3 Third Test


    • 5.4 Fourth Test




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Political controversy


The tour went ahead in the face of opposition from the British Government and groups opposed to sporting contact with the apartheid 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 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), Ireland (IRFU), Scotland (SRU) and Wales (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; 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, 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.[1]



Squad



Management



  • Manager Syd Millar (Ireland)

  • Coach Noel Murphy (Ireland)

  • Team Doctor Jack Matthews (Wales)



Backline


Fullbacks




  • Rodney O'Donnell (St. Mary's College and Ireland)


  • Bruce Hay (Boroughmuir and Scotland)


  • Andy Irvine (Heriots FP and Scotland) as replacement


Wings




  • Mike Slemen (Liverpool and England)


  • John Carleton (Orrell and England)


  • Elgan Rees (Neath and Wales)


  • Peter Morgan (Llanelli and Wales)


Centres




  • Jim Renwick (Hawick and Scotland)


  • Ray Gravell (Llanelli and Wales)


  • David Richards (Swansea and Wales)


  • Clive Woodward (Leicester and England)


  • Paul Dodge (Leicester and England) as replacement


Flyhalves




  • Gareth Davies (Cardiff and Wales)


  • Ollie Campbell (Old Belvedere and Ireland)


  • Tony Ward (Garryowen and Ireland) as replacement


Scrumhalves




  • Terry Holmes (Cardiff and Wales)


  • Colin Patterson (Instonians and Ireland)


  • John Robbie (Greystones RFC and Ireland) as replacement


  • Steve Smith (Sale and England) as replacement



Forwards


Hookers




  • Peter Wheeler (Leicester and England)


  • Alan Phillips (Cardiff and Wales)


Props




  • Fran Cotton (Sale and England)


  • Clive Williams (Swansea and Wales)


  • Ian Stephens (Bridgend and Wales) as replacement


  • Phil Orr (Old Wesley and Ireland) as replacement


  • Graham Price (Pontypool and Wales)


  • Phil Blakeway (Gloucester and England)


Locks




  • Bill Beaumont (capt) (Fylde and England)


  • Maurice Colclough (Angoulême and England)


  • Alan Tomes (Hawick and Scotland)


  • Allan Martin (Aberavon and Wales)


Loose forwards




  • John O'Driscoll (London Irish and Ireland)


  • Colm Tucker (Shannon and Ireland)


  • Jeff Squire (Pontypool and Wales)


  • Stuart Lane (Cardiff and Wales)


  • Derek Quinnell (Llanelli and Wales)


  • John Beattie (Glasgow Academicals and Scotland)


  • Gareth Williams (Bridgend and Wales) as replacement



Results




























































































































































 Date
 Opponent
 Location
 Result
 Score

Match 1
 10 May
Eastern Province
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
 Won
 16–28

Match 2
 14 May
SARA Invitation XV
Border RU Ground, East London
 Won
 6–28

Match 3
 17 May
Natal
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
 Won
 15–21

Match 4
 21 May
 South African Invitation XV
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
 Won
 19–22

Match 5
 24 May
Orange Free State
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
 Won
 17–21

Match 6
 27 May
South African Rugby Football Federation Invitation XV
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
 Won
 6–15

Match 7
 31 May
South Africa
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
 Lost
26–22

Match 8
4 June
South African Country Districts XV
 South West Stadium, Windhoek
 Won
 7–27

Match 9
 7 June
Transvaal
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
 Won
 12–32

Match 10
10 June
Eastern Transvaal
Pam Brink Stadium, Spring
 Won
 15–21

Match 11
 14 June
South Africa
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
 Lost
26–19

Match 12
18 June
Junior Springboks
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
 Won
 6–17

Match 13
21 June
Northern Transvaal
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
 Won
 9–16

Match 14
28 June
South Africa
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
 Lost
12–10

Match 15
2 July
South African Barbarians
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
 Won
 14–25

Match 16
5 July
Western Province
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
 Won
 6–37

Match 17
8 July
Griqualand West
 de Beers Stadium, Kimberley
 Won
 19–23

Match 18
12 July
South Africa
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
 Won
13–17


The matches



First Test




31 May 1980















 South Africa
 26–22
British and Irish Lions

Try: Louw c
W. du Plessis c
Van Heerden
Germishuys c
Serfontein
Con: Botha (3)
 Report[2]
Try: Price
Pen: Ward (5)
Drop Ward




Attendance: 38,170
Referee: F Palmade France




South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morne du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts, Richard Prentis


Lions: O'Donnell, Carleton (replaced by Gravell), Richards, Renwick, Slemen, Ward, Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams



Second Test




14 June 1980















 South Africa
 26–19
British and Irish Lions

Try: Louw
Stofberg c
Germishuys
Pienaar c
Con: Botha (2)
Pen:Botha (2)
 Report[3]
Try: O'Driscoll c
Gravell
Con: Davies
Pen: Davies (2)
Irvine




Attendance: 57,159
Referee: F Palmade France




South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw (replaced by Thys Burger), Louis Moolman, Kevin de Klerk, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts, Richard Prentis


Lions: Irvine, Carleton, Gravell, Woodward, Hay, Davies (replaced by Campbell), Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams



Third Test




28 June 1980















 South Africa
 12–10
British and Irish Lions

Try: Germishuys c
Con: Botha
Pen:Botha
DropBotha
 Report[4]
Try: Hay
Pen: Campbell (2)




Attendance: 49,250
Referee: J-P Bonnet France




South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts (replaced by Ewoud Malan), Richard Prentis


Lions: Irvine, Woodward, Gravell, Dodge, Hay, Campbell, Patterson, Squire, O'Driscoll, Tucker, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams



Fourth Test




12 July 1980















 South Africa
 13–17
British and Irish Lions

Try: W. du Plessis
Pen:Pienaar (2)
Botha
 Report[5]
Try: C. Williams
Irvine
O'Driscoll c
Con Campbell
Pen: Campbell




Attendance: 68,000
Referee: J-P Bonnet France




South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, 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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  2. ^ "South Africa v British and Irish Lions". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.


  3. ^ "South Africa v British and Irish Lions". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.


  4. ^ "South Africa v British and Irish Lions". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.


  5. ^ "South Africa v British and Irish Lions". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.





  • Carwyn James and Chris Rea (1980) Injured pride: the Lions in South Africa (Arthur Barker)


  • Hopkins, John (1980). British Lions 1980. World's Work Ltd.


  • Jenkins, Vivian (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.



External links


  • 1980 British Lions tour at Official Lions Website









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