1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

March 2014 March 2014 British Lions 1966 May–Sep 1966 WAL John Robins WAL David Watkins SCO Mike Campbell-Lamerton (v Australia) British Lions (2–0) (v New Zealand) NZL (4–0) SCO Stewart Wilson (30) South Africa 1962 South Africa 1968 35 23 3 9 7 3 0 4 AUS 2 2 0 0 NZL 4 0 0 4 CAN 1 1 0 0 In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against Australia but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks. Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one. The touring party was captained by Mike Campbell-Lamerton. The manager was Des O'Brien and for the first time a Lions touring team had a coach, John Robins, rather than an assistant manager. Squad Management Manager Des O'Brien (Ireland) Coach John Robins (Wales) Backs 22em Terry Price (Llanelli and Wales) Don Rutherford (Gloucester and England) Stewart Wilson (London Scottish and Scotland) Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales) Barry Bresnihan (University College Dublin and Ireland) Sandy Hinshelwood (London Scottish and Scotland) Ken Jones (Cardiff and Wales) Colin McFadyean (Moseley and England) Keith Savage (Northampton and England) Jerry Walsh (Sunday's Well and Ireland) Stuart Watkins (Newport and Wales) Mike Weston (Durham City and England) Mike Gibson (Cambridge University and Ireland) Allan Lewis (Abertillery and Wales) David Watkins (Newport and Wales) Roger Young (Queen's University R.F.C. and Ireland) Forwards 22em Mike Campbell-Lamerton (capt) (London Scottish and Scotland) Derrick Grant (Hawick and Scotland) Ken Kennedy (CIYMS and Ireland) Frank Laidlaw (Melrose and Scotland) Ronnie Lamont (Instonians and Ireland) Willie John McBride (Ballymena and Ireland) Ray McLoughlin (Gosforth and Ireland) Noel Murphy (Cork Constitution and Ireland) Howard Norris (Cardiff and Wales) Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales) David Powell (Northampton and England) Brian Price (Newport and Wales) Gareth Prothero (Bridgend and Wales) Jim Telfer (Melrose and Scotland) Delme Thomas (Llanelli and Wales) Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale and Wales) Results Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:Lions tour 1966 on SkySports.com #ffff66 silver Test matches thumb|The Lions in their second test vs New Zealand thumb|The British Isles vs Wellington at Athletic Park # Date Rival Score Ground/City Country 1 7 May Western Australia Western Australia 60–3 Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth Australia 2 11 May South Australia South Australia 38–11 Norwood Oval, Adelaide Australia 3 14 May Victoria Victoria 24–14 Olympic Park, Melbourne Australia 4 18 May New South Wales Country 6–3 Manuka Oval, Canberra Australia 5 21 May New South Wales New South Wales 6–6 Sydney Australia 6 28 May Australia 11–8 Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia 7 31 May Queensland Queensland 26–3 Lang Park, Brisbane Australia 8 4 Jun Australia 31–0 Lang Park, Brisbane Australia 9 11 Jun Southland 8–14 Rugby Park, Invercargill New Zealand 10 15 Jun South Canterbury /Mid Canterbury /North Otago 20–12 Fraser Park, Timaru New Zealand 11 18 Jun Otago 9–17 Carisbrook, Otago New Zealand 12 22 Jun New Zealand Universities 24–11 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 13 25 Jun Wellington 6–20 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 14 29 Jun Nelson /Marlborough /Golden Bay-Motueka 22–14 Trafalgar Park, Nelson New Zealand 15 2 Jul Taranaki 12–9 Rugby Park, New Plymouth New Zealand 16 6 Jul Bay of Plenty 6–6 Rugby Park, Rotorua New Zealand 17 9 Jul North Auckland 6–3 Okara Park, Whangārei New Zealand 18 16 Jul New Zealand 3–20 Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand 19 20 Jul West Coast-Buller 25–6 Victoria Square, Westport New Zealand 20 23 Jul Canterbury 8–6 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 21 27 Jul Manawatu /Horowhenua 17–8 Showgrounds, Palmerston North New Zealand 22 30 Jul Auckland 12–6 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 23 2 Aug Wairarapa /Bush 9–6 Memorial Park, Masterton New Zealand 24 6 Aug New Zealand 12–16 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 25 10 Aug Wanganui /King Country 6–12 Cooks Gardens, Wanganui New Zealand 26 13 Aug New Zealand New Zealand Māori 16–14 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 27 17 Aug East Coast /Poverty Bay 9–6 Rugby Park, Gisborne New Zealand 28 20 Aug Hawke's Bay 11–11 McLean Park, Napier New Zealand 29 27 Aug New Zealand 6–19 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 30 31 Aug New Zealand New Zealand Juniors 9–3 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 31 3 Sep Waikato 20–9 Rugby Park, Hamilton New Zealand 32 6 Sep Counties /Thames Valley 13–9 Massey Park, Papakura New Zealand 33 10 Sep New Zealand 11–24 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 34 14 Sep British Columbia British Columbia 3–8 Vancouver Canada 35 17 Sep Canada 19–8 Toronto Canada References Thomas Clem Clem Thomas Thomas Greg The History of The British and Irish Lions 2005 Mainstream Books 1-84596-030-0 133–141 British Lions Category:British & Irish Lions tours of Australia Category:British & Irish Lions tours of New Zealand Category:Rugby union tours of Canada British Lions British Lions Rugby Union Lions Tour Lions Tour Lions Tour Lions Tour