Lions V Barbarians, Hong Kong, 2013

MrTimms · Oct 27, 2011

There is going to be 3 tests, 6 provincial matches and the Honker Baabaas game.

the Tests are:

Saturday 22 June 2013, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 29 June 2013, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday 6 July 2013, ANZ Stadium, Sydney

The 6 provincial would be the 5 Super provinces + AusA (or Barbarians if they keep calling it that)

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

So there would be 5 games of the full strength side - the Hongkers Baabaas game, a warm up, and three tests. The remaining 5 games - 3 mid-week games for the 3 tests, a warm up and another around the Baabaas game would be the dirt trackers?

I am going my on memory from previous tours. I believe that last time they toured Aus, the full strength warm up was vs a full strength Reds (who were no slouch back then), and the Lions gave the Reds a right belting - didn't they put on about 60? The Tahs (including that infamous McCrae moment) and Brumbies (won by the Lions with a penalty goal on full time?) games were mid-weekers.

I like to watch · Oct 27, 2011

Ash, I am sure the Tahs game was played on a saturday night and assume it was the "A" team, it may well have been a composite team but I do remember some, if not all the stars played that night.
geez those Lions supporters were loud, I still remember all the booing when the tahs ran on the field. it was as if they were the away team.
We have a lot to learn about how to support a team from the poms.

DPK · Oct 27, 2011

I'd prefer the 5 Provincial clashes to be played before the Test series.

Ruggo · Oct 27, 2011

I don't like this Ba Bas game. I would rather see PIRA unite to play them instead.

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

I like to watch said:
Ash, I am sure the Tahs game was played on a saturday night and assume it was the "A" team, it may well have been a composite team but I do remember some, if not all the stars played that night.
geez those Lions supporters were loud, I still remember all the booing when the tahs ran on the field. it was as if they were the away team.
We have a lot to learn about how to support a team from the poms.

You are quite right - they were the last lead up game, the Reds were the first. Was I thinking of the other NSW mid-week game against some scratch team, or of the Australia A game? Damn my flakey memory, not a good day for it! The Tahs went a little better than the Reds, if I remember rightly, but still got comprehensively beaten.

Would love to see the results and team sheets from those games from 2001!

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

Found some results:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_British_and_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia
http://www.lions-tour.com/the_lions/tourdetails.asp?id=26

Would still love to see team sheets from the games. Anyone got any idea?

I like to watch · Oct 27, 2011

Ash said:
You are quite right - they were the last lead up game, the Reds were the first. Was I thinking of the other NSW mid-week game against some scratch team, or of the Australia A game? Damn my flakey memory, not a good day for it! The Tahs went a little better than the Reds, if I remember rightly, but still got comprehensively beaten.

Would love to see the results and team sheets from those games from 2001!

Yeah I see from your link 41 - 31, I am sure that the tahs were in it right up to the end & the Lions scored a try with not long to go.Was a great night of footie as i recall.
very hard to beat a lions tour, no doubt the frequency or lack of makes it all the better.

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

The silly B&I Lions page is wrong, it was 41 - 21, and 24 - 5 at half time.

I think the Tahs got back into mid-way through the second half, but then got shut out.

http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/593.php?section=report&fixid=58552

Notable for the massive fight with McRae wailing on a helpless O'Gara on the ground.

I'm sure that damn Lions website has heaps more stuff on the past tours on it, but it's damn impossible to find stuff on.

Would've been a fantastic game to be at, especially the insane atmosphere and Duncan McRae going crazy.

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

Ash · Oct 27, 2011

The teams for the first test:

http://my.rugby.com.au/news/2001_ju...es_11578,4190.html/news/archive/section/21893

That was a fantastic Lions pack. There were missing Dayglo though, who was carrying an injury into the tour.

And I'm done for now. Was interesting remembering those games.

bryce · Oct 27, 2011

Lions tours are as good, if not better than world cups. I remember being happier after the wallabies beat the lions in 2001 than when they won the world cup. There's more off field niggle, you're guaranteed 3 top class test matches and to win it just seems every bit as satisfying. Add to that all the fans that come over and the atmosphere at the games.

I like to watch · Oct 28, 2011

Ash said:
The silly B&I Lions page is wrong, it was 41 - 21, and 24 - 5 at half time.

I think the Tahs got back into mid-way through the second half, but then got shut out.

http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/593.php?section=report&fixid=58552

Notable for the massive fight with McRae wailing on a helpless O'Gara on the ground.

I'm sure that damn Lions website has heaps more stuff on the past tours on it, but it's damn impossible to find stuff on.

Would've been a fantastic game to be at, especially the insane atmosphere and Duncan McRae going crazy.

Mate it was like the lions supporters outnumbered us 5 to 1, thanks for finding those links it was great to read them to jog the memory about the game.
Can't wait for the replay!

FiveStarStu · Oct 29, 2011

Hugh Jarse said:
I agree with the Chief about the MCG. The Mexicans would sell out the "G" for the World Tiddlywinks Pairs competition.

WE'RE GETTING THE TIDDLYWINKS?? OH YEAH!

But yes, MCG or bust.

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