# Tours and the Lions · Rugby Level 9: Master

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The great touring teams: the 1888 tour, the 1905 Originals, the first Springboks and Wallabies, the Lions name, the Invincibles, the 1971, 1974 and 1997 Lions, the modern tours and the Lions today.

## Test 1: The 1888 tour

- The 1888 tour. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A private venture. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Robert Seddon drowned. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stoddart, also an England cricketer. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- They played Victorian (Australian) rules too. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Sea voyages. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Tours spread the game. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1888, 1905, 1906, 1908. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Faster over time. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Sea voyages. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 2: The Originals

- The 1905 Originals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Wales won 3-0 in Cardiff. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Gallaher led the Originals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- All Blacks. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Innovators. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Deans' 'try'. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Only Wales beat them. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Sail, win, lose once, return. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- None, one, a few. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cardiff 1905. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 3: Springboks and Wallabies

- Paul Roos. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Pick your own name. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- An antelope. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- London 1908. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1908-09. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- National animals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Measuring up. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1905, 1906, 1908. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1905, 1906, 1924. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Springboks 1906. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 4: The Lions name

- 1924. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The tie emblem. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Four home unions. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Red jerseys, white shorts. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Four-year cycle. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The Lions tour South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- From the 2001 tour. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Early, 1950, 2001. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- NZ farthest. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Lions kit. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 5: The Invincibles

- Unbeaten tourists. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Unbeaten. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Nepia, aged 19. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cliff Porter. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Hard schedules. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- They beat England at Twickenham. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A dispute over expenses. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1905, 1924, 1971. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Unbeaten is best. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1924-25. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 6: The 1971 Lions

- 1971. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- John Dawes. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Carwyn James. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Barry John. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Only series win in NZ. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Welsh golden era. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2-1 with a draw. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1971, 2005, 2017. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Win, draw, 3-0 loss. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The King. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 7: The 1974 Lions

- Unbeaten in 1974. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- McBride. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- All for one. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Violence is not admired now. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Unbeaten tour, 3-0 in tests with a draw. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Apartheid. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- McBride of Ulster and Ireland. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1974, 1997, 2009. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Best to worst. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1974 captain. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 8: Lions series wins

- Martin Johnson. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- McGeechan. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Guscott's drop goal. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Professional era begins. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Warburton. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Gatland. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Calder. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1971, 1989, 1997, 2013. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Win, draw, loss. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Durban 1997. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 9: Modern Lions tours

- A 3-0 defeat. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Woodward. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- O'Driscoll. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- O'Connell. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Drawn series. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Pandemic tour. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Itoje. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Win, draw, 3-0 loss. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Played behind closed doors. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 10: The Lions today

- Andy Farrell. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2-1. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Combined team. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Warm-up games. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Elite selection. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rare and special. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short time together. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Pick, warm up, test, decider. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rarest first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The Sea of Red. (Source: General rugby union reference)

Sources: World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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