2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand

In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks. For the Lions, having toured Australia in 2001 and South Africa in 1997, it was the first time for 22 years they lost every test match on tour.

Schedule

The Lions' campaign involved a non-cap test against Argentina before departing for New Zealand, three test matches against the All Blacks, and several tour matches where the quality of the opposition was expected to be high. This proved to be the case against NZ Maori and Auckland, and most of the other tour matches were close for at least the first half. However, this was anything but true in the match against Manawatu (the only Lions opponent in the second division of New Zealand's domestic league, the National Provincial Championship), which the Lions won by an embarrassing 109-6 score.

Related Topics:
NZ Maori - National Provincial Championship

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Total: Played 12. Won 7, drew 1, lost 4. Points for 334, against 207.

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