British Lions vs The Rest (1986)
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 Published On Sep 2, 2017

Ripped from an old VHS, some parts missing but a great spectacle anyway.

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From Wikipedia:

The Rest was a rugby union team selected to play one match against the British Lions to celebrate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) in 1986. It consisted of players from Australia, France, New Zealand and South Africa. At the time, there were only eight unions affiliated to the Board, thus only players from those countries were chosen.

The Lions team that faced The Rest was selected by the Four Home Unions committee which organises Lions tours. The Lions would have toured South Africa in 1986 if the regular schedule had been followed, but in December 1985 the South African Rugby Board announced they would not be inviting the Lions side to tour South Africa the following year. Political objections to South Africa's apartheid policies including a potential boycott of the 1986 Commonwealth Games and state of emergency in South Africa at the time lay behind this decision. The squad selected for this International Rugby Board centenary was the closest thing to an official 1986 British Lions side. It was managed by Clive Rowlands and coached by Mick Doyle. The 21 players selected were issued with Lions' blazers and ties and considered to be official British Lions.

British Lions:
A G Hastings (Sco) D C Fitzgerald (Irl)
T M Ringland (Irl) W A Dooley (Eng)
B J Mullin (Irl) D G Lenihan (Irl)
J A Devereux (Wal) John Jeffrey (Sco)
R Underwood (Eng) J R Beattie (Sco)
J Y Rutherford (Sco) N J Carr (Irl)
R N Jones (Wal) A M Paxton (Sco)
J Whitefoot (Wal) M Dacey (Wal)
C T Deans, Captain (Sco)

The Rest:
S Blanco (Fra)
P Estève (Fra)
A G Slack, Captain (Aus)
M P Lynagh (Aus)
J J Kirwan (NZ)
W R Smith (NZ)

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