Tue, 10 Sep, 2013 - 01:00
Rory Keane
Pictured above at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on Saturday are the 1971 British & Irish Lions at the reunion dinner. Back row – left to right: Ian McLauchlan, Peter Dixon, Mike Roberts, Derek Quinnell, Geoff Evans, Mick Hipwell, David Duckham, Joe Schmidt, Barry John, Alistair Biggar, Delme Thomas, JPR Williams, Frank Laidlaw, Mike Gibson, Willie John McBride, Fergus Slattery. Front row – left to right: John Taylor, Sean Lynch, Sandy Carmichael, John Dawes (captain), Chico Hopkins, Gareth Edwards, Ray McLoughlin. Pic: Inpho.
In its more excitable moments, Sky Sports was inclined to call this summer’s Lions tour ‘rugby’s greatest odyssey’.
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CourtsRugbyPlace: DublinPlace: Burlington HotelPlace: New ZealandPlace: AucklandPlace: WellingtonPlace: TaranakiPlace: OtagoPlace: Hawke’s BayPlace: ChristchurchPlace: Lancaster ParkPerson: Ian McLauchlanPerson: Peter DixonPerson: Mike RobertsPerson: Derek QuinnellPerson: Geoff EvansPerson: Mick HipwellPerson: David DuckhamPerson: Joe SchmidtPerson: Barry JohnPerson: Alistair BiggarPerson: Delme ThomasPerson: JPR WilliamsPerson: Frank LaidlawPerson: Mike GibsonPerson: Willie John McBridePerson: Fergus SlatteryPerson: John TaylorPerson: Seán LynchPerson: Sandy CarmichaelPerson: John DawesPerson: Chico HopkinsPerson: Gareth EdwardsPerson: Ray McLoughlinPerson: Carwyn JamesPerson: Gerald DaviesPerson: Steve HansenPerson: SchmidtPerson: JPRPerson: Mike GibsonsPerson: Willie JohnPerson: EdwardsPerson: Alex ‘Grizz’Event: battle of ChristchurchEvent: 1971 BritishEvent: IrishOrganisation: All BlacksOrganisation: Sky SportsOrganisation: LionsOrganisation: Lions’Organisation: Terenure College rugby clubOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: New ZealandOrganisation: WalesOrganisation: CanterburyOrganisation: CardiffOrganisation: Neath