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1 August
Former Lions skipper Mike Campbell-Lamerton was born on this day in 1933.
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2 August
The Lions recorded a 14-9 win over the NZ Maori on this day in 1950.
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3 August
The lions ran out 24-0 winners against Argentinean side Gymnasia/CUBA on this day in 1927.
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4 August
The Springboks took a 2-0 series lead against the Lions on this day in 1962.
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5 August
The Lions played just their third-ever Test match against Australia on this day in 1899.
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6 August
The Lions fell to a narrow defeat at the hands of South Africa on this day in 1910.
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7 August
Double-Lions tourist Dewi Bebb was born on this day in 1938.
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8 August
The Lions scored a total of seven tries yet only totalled 20 points on this day in 1888.
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9 August
Lions centre Jeff Butterfield was born on this day in 1929.
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10 August
The Lions recorded a 20-14 win over Bay of Plenty in the penultimate game of their historic tour of New Zealand on this day in 1971.
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11 August
Robert Seddon played his last-ever rugby match on this day in 1888.
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12 August
The Lions scored seven tries in a comfortable mid-week win in New Zealand on this day in 1930.
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13 August
The Lions narrowly failed to earn a series draw against the All Blacks on this day in 1977.
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14 August
The Lions created history on this day in 1971.
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15 August
The Lions fell to a second successive narrow Test defeat on this day in 1959.
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16 August
The Lions lost the first Test against South Africa on this day in 1924.
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17 August
Twice Lions tourist and 2009 tour contender Simon Taylor was born on this day in 1979.
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18 August
The Lions showed tremendous spirit to recover from a tragic loss and record their 16th tour win on this day in 1888.
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19 August
The Lions bounced back from disappointment in New Zealand to win the first Test against Australia on this day in 1950.
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20 August
Lions heroes Finlay Calder and Scott Quinnell were born on this day in 1957 and 1972 respectively.
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21 August
A 43-0 win in the fourth Test followed earlier 37-0, 34-3 and 46-0 triumphs as the Lions finished their nine-match tour with a 100-per-cent record.
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22 August
The Lions secured their third win in Johannesburg, South Africa in eight days on this day in 1891.
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23 August
The Lions continued a miserable run of form by slipping to a 17-0 second-Test defeat at the hands of the Springboks on this day in 1924.
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24 August
One of the most quietly influential figures on the 1966 and 1971 Lions tours was born on this day in 1939.
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25 August
A.E. Stoddart played a captain's role as the Lions took part in their 24th fixture on their first-ever tour on this day in 1888.
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26 August
Herbert Whitely, a surprise selection for the 1924 tour to South Africa, was born on this day in 1903.
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27 August
The Lions levelled the series against the Springboks on this day in 1910.
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28 August
The Lions hammered a Kenya / East Africa XV on this day in 1962.
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29 August
The Lions played their 25th game on their first-ever tour on this day in 1888.
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30 August
The Lions fell to a 6-5 defeat against Australia in Sydney on this day in 1930.
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31 August
The Lions won their final tour game on this day in 1904.
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6 March
The First Test between the Lions and South Africa in 1955 was played in front of a then world record crowd of 95,000.
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