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British Lions v World XV

Index British Lions v World XV

British Lions v World XV was a 1986 rugby union match that saw the British Lions play against a Rest of the World XV to celebrate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board. [1]

42 relations: Andrew Slack, Apartheid, Brendan Mullin, British and Irish Lions, Burger Geldenhuys, Cardiff, Cardiff Arms Park, Clem Thomas, Clive Rowlands, Colin Deans, Des Fitzgerald, Donal Lenihan, Enrique Rodríguez (rugby union), Gavin Hastings, Iain Paxton, Jeff Whitefoot (rugby player), John Beattie (rugby union), John Devereux (rugby), John Jeffrey, John Kirwan (rugby), John Rutherford (rugby union), Malcolm Dacey, Mark Shaw (rugby union), Michael Lynagh, Mick Doyle (rugby union), Murray Mexted, Nick Farr-Jones, Nigel Carr, Nigel Starmer-Smith, Robert Jones (rugby union), Rory Underwood, Rugby union, Serge Blanco, Simon Poidevin, South African Rugby Board, Steve Cutler (rugby union), Trevor Ringland, Wade Dooley, Wayne Smith (rugby player), World Rugby, World XV, 1986 Commonwealth Games.

Andrew Slack

Andrew Gerard Slack (born 24 September 1955 in Brisbane) is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies in 19 Test matches in between 1984 and 1987.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Brendan Mullin

Brendan John Mullin (born Jerusalem, 30 October 1963) is a former Ireland international rugby union football player.

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British and Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national teams of England, Scotland, and Wales – and Ireland.

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Burger Geldenhuys

Burger Geldenhuys, born Schalk Burger on 18 May 1956 in Kroonstad, in the Free State Province, South Africa is a South African rugby union player.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Arms Park (Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd), also known as The Arms Park and the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park for sponsorship reasons from September 2014, is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales.

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Clem Thomas

Richard Clement Charles "Clem" Thomas (28 January 1929 – 5 September 1996) was a international rugby union player.

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Clive Rowlands

Clive Rowlands OBE (born 14 May 1938) is a former Welsh rugby union footballer and later coach.

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Colin Deans

Colin Thomas Deans (born 3 May 1955 in Hawick) in the Scottish borders is a former rugby union player with Hawick RFC and.

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Des Fitzgerald

Desmond Fitzgerald (born 20 December 1957 in Dublin) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team.

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Donal Lenihan

Donal Gerard Lenihan (born 12 September 1959 in Cork) is a retired Irish rugby union player with 52 international caps.

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Enrique Rodríguez (rugby union)

Enrique Edgardo 'Topo' Rodríguez is an Argentina-born retired rugby union footballer who played at international level for Argentina and Australia.

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Gavin Hastings

Andrew Gavin Hastings, OBE (born 3 January 1962) is a Scottish former rugby union player.

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Iain Paxton

Iain Angus McLeod Paxton (born 29 December 1957) is a Scottish rugby union player who won 36 caps at number eight and lock between 1981 and 1988, scoring a total of five tries.

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Jeff Whitefoot (rugby player)

Jeffrey Whitefoot (born 18 April 1956, Bedwas, Wales) is a former Wales international rugby union player.

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John Beattie (rugby union)

John Ross Beattie (born 27 November 1957) is a Scottish broadcaster and former rugby union player.

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John Devereux (rugby)

John Anthony Devereux (born 30 March 1966) is a Welsh former dual-code rugby football international.

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John Jeffrey

John Jeffrey (born 25 March 1959 in Kelso in the Scottish Borders) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.

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John Kirwan (rugby)

Sir John James Patrick Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player of both rugby union and rugby league.

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John Rutherford (rugby union)

John Young Rutherford (born 4 October 1955), nicknamed Rud or Ruddie, is a former Scottish rugby union player who gained 42 caps at fly-half between 1979 and 1987.

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Malcolm Dacey

Malcolm Dacey (born 12 July 1960, Swansea) is a former Wales international rugby union player who attained 15 international caps.

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Mark Shaw (rugby union)

Mark William Shaw (born 23 May 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

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Michael Lynagh

Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, AM (born 25 October 1963) is a former Australian rugby union footballer who played as a Fly-half.

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Mick Doyle (rugby union)

Mick Doyle (13 October 1941 – 11 May 2004) was an Irish rugby union international player and coach.

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Murray Mexted

Murray Graham Mexted (born 5 September 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 consecutive tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985.

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Nick Farr-Jones

Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones AM (born 18 April 1962 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union footballer.

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Nigel Carr

Nigel Carr (born 27 July 1959) was an Ireland rugby union international whose promising career was cut short due to injuries sustained in an IRA bomb explosion.

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Nigel Starmer-Smith

Nigel Starmer-Smith (born 25 December 1944) is a former international rugby union player, who is now a British rugby journalist and commentator.

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Robert Jones (rugby union)

Robert Nicholas Jones (born 10 November 1965 at Trebanos, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player.

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Rory Underwood

Rory Underwood MBE (born 19 June 1963) is an English former rugby union footballer who played wing for Leicester Tigers and the Royal Air Force.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Serge Blanco

Serge Blanco (born 31 August 1958) is a former rugby union footballer who played fullback for Biarritz Olympique and the French national side, gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback.

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Simon Poidevin

Simon Paul Poidevin (born 31 October 1958) is a former Australian rugby union player.

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South African Rugby Board

The South African Rugby Board was the rugby union governing body of white South Africans between 1889 and 1992.

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Steve Cutler (rugby union)

Steve Cutler (born 28 July 1960) is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who represented Australia in 40 test matches between 1982 and 1991.

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Trevor Ringland

Trevor Maxwell Ringland, (born 13 November 1959 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish solicitor, former rugby player and politician.

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Wade Dooley

Wade Dooley (born 2 October 1957) is a former England rugby union international who played lock forward.

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Wayne Smith (rugby player)

Wayne Ross Smith (born 19 April 1957) is a former New Zealand rugby union coach and former player.

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World Rugby

World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union and rugby sevens.

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World XV

A World XV is a rugby union team organised on an unofficial, ad hoc basis and typically composed of invited players from various countries.

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1986 Commonwealth Games

The 1986 Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986.

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Redirects here:

British Lions v Rest of the World XV, British and Irish Lions 1986, The Rest (rugby union).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Lions_v_World_XV

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