- 2005 first edition, 208 pages
- Published by Hodder Moa Beckett
- Hardcover with dust jacket, black boards. Large Book - bigger than A4 size.
- Very good condition. Some wear, scuffs to dust jacket. Minor edge wear to bottom of boards.
Illustrated and Stats included. 1904, 1908, 1930, 1950, 1959, 1966, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1993. Inside of both boards illustrated.
The Lions - the very name conjures up images of rugby tours fondly remembered, of players of especial skill and of teams enormously popular, on and off the field. Mention Lions and, in the afterflow of rugby battle, names such as Gareth Edwards and Barry John, Willie-John McBride, Jack Kylke, Tony O'Reilly all come forth .... a small taste of the roll of honour of a master class.
While this book is devoted to the exploits of combined British teams in New Zealand , from the first in 1888, it is also about the great All Blacks. It is essentially about the confrontations between the bes of British and the best of New Zeland.
The Lions are infrequent visitors to New Zealand - but their very value is in their rarity, the infrequency of their tours makes them all the more appreciated. The history, the traditions, the great players, the epic matches - this book has them all with lots of accompanying photos and illustrations.
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