2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia

The 2001 British Lions tour to Australia was captained by Martin Johnson, who became the first and so far only man to lead the British Lions on two tours, coached by New Zealander Graham Henry. After winning the first of their matches against Australia, the Lions lost the remaining two matches of the test series.

Related Topics:
Martin Johnson - British Lions - New Zealand - Graham Henry - Australia

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The tour was noted for tension between the test squad and the midweek squad as well as a controversial newspaper column written by Matt Dawson criticising training as 'mindless'.

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