1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
- 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa. The Lions drew the test series against Nrut|South Africa, each team winning two of the four matches. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins.
Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches (including one against an East Africa XV at Nairobi) winning nineteen, losing five and drawing one. The Lions lost their opening fixture against Western Transvaal and were also beaten by Eastern Province and Border later in the tour. They drew with Eastern Transvaal.
The touring party was captained by Robin Thompson. The manager was Jack Siggins and the assistant manager was D. E. Davies.
quad
Management
* Manager J. A. E. Siggins (Ireland)
* Assistant Manager D. E. Davies
Backs
*D. G. S. Baker (Old Merchant Taylors and Nrut|England)
*Jeff Butterfield (Northampton and England)
*A. Cameron (Glasgow HSFP and Nrut|Scotland)
*Phil Davies (Harlequins and England)
*G. M. Griffiths (Cardiff and Nrut|Wales)
*R. E. G. Jeeps (Northampton)
*T. Lloyd (Maesteg and Wales)
*Cliff Morgan (Cardiff and Wales)
*H. T. Morris (Cardiff and Wales)
*Tony O'Reilly (Old Belvedere and Nrut|Ireland)
*A. C. Pedlow (Queen's University RFC and Ireland)
*J. P. Quinn (New Brighton and England)
*Arthur Smith (Cambridge University and Scotland)
*F. D. Sykes (Northampton and England)
*A. G. Thomas (Llanelli and Wales)
*J. E. Williams (Old Millhillians and England)
Forwards
*T. Elliot (Gala and Scotland)
*J. T. Greenwood (Dunfermline and Scotland)
*R. Higgins (Liverpool and England)
*H. F. McLeod (Hawick and Scotland)
*Bryn Meredith (Newport and Wales)
*Courtney Meredith (Neath and Wales)
*E. T. S. Michie (Aberdeen University and Scotland)
*T. E. Reid Garryowen and Ireland)
*R. J. Robins (Pontypridd and Wales)
*Robin Roe (Lansdowne and Ireland)
*Clem Thomas (Swansea and Wales)
*Robin Thompson (Instonians and Ireland)
*Rhys Williams (Llanelli and Wales)
*W. O. G. Williams (Swansea and Wales)
*D. S. Wilson (Metropolitan Police and England)
Results
References
*cite book |last=Thomas|first=Clem |coauthors=updated by Thomas, Greg |title=The History of The British and Irish Lions|year=2001 |publisher=Mainstream Books |isbn=1-84-018498-1 |pages=pp100-117
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