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1 January
Peter Morgan, a Lion in South Africa 29 years ago, was born on this day in 1959.
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2 January
England and Lions fly-half Jeff Reynolds was born on this day in 1916.
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3 January
Fran Cotton, a true Lions stalwart, was born on this day in 1947.
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4 January
Stephen Thomas Jones, a member of the 1983 Lions squad, was born on this day in 1959.
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5 January
Elgan Rees, capped once by the Lions in 1977, was born on this day in 1954.
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6 January
Barry 'The King' John was born on this day in 1945.
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7 January
Tom Kiernan, a hugely-respected figure both inside and outside of Lions circles, was born on this day in 1939.
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8 January
Rob Henderson, a Lion in 1924, was born on this day in 1900.
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9 January
Hayden Tanner, the proud owner of a single Lions Test cap, was born on this day in 1917.
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10 January
Jack Kyle, one of the finest fly-halves of all time, was born on this day in 1926.
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11 January
Dan Luger, a Lion in 2001, was born on this day in 1975.
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12 January
The 1908 Lions wing duo of Johnnie Williams and Reggie Gibbs warmed-up for New Zealand with three tries against England.
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13 January
Lions and Wales wing Keri Jones was born on this day in 1945.
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15 January
Scott Murray, one of just three Scottish members of the original Lions touring party in 2001, was born on this day in 1976.
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16 January
Neil Back, the oldest Lion ever to be selected in an original touring party, was born on this day in 1969.
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17 January
Michael Kiernan, a Lion in New Zealand 16 years ago, was born on this day in 1961.
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18 January
Ranald MacDonald, who won two caps for the 1950 Lions, was born on this day in 1928.
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19 January
Roger Cornforth, an opponent of the Lions back in 1950, was born on this day in 1919.
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20 January
Cecil Pedlow, the first try-scorer of the Lions' 1955 Test series, was born on this day in 1934.
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21 January
Brian O'Driscoll, the most-recent player to have the honour of being chosen to captain a Lions party, was born on this day in 1979.
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22 January
Corra Dirksen, a Springbok who faced the Lions 41 years ago, was born on this day in 1938.
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23 January
Scott Gibbs, one of the most-celebrated Lions of the modern era, was born on this day in 1971.
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27 January
Fans' favourite Keith Wood was born on this day in 1972.
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28 January
Mark Regan, a Lions tourist in 1997, was born on this day in 1972.
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30 January
Derek White, a Lions tourist 20 years ago, was born on this day in 1958.
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