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BRITISH & IRISH
LIONS 2005
OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE
A 114 page guide, smaller than A4 size, full
colour throughout.
- Welcome messages from chief exec, management & sponsors, prime
minister of NZ, mayors of test venue cities, All Black legends,
Meads, Williams & Fox
- article - Clive Woodward, chasing the ultimate goal - by Mick
Cleary of The Daily Telegraph
- article - "Beaumont the Boss"
- A Fans Eye View, article by Paul Waite
- "Winning with the Lions", Angus Morrison profiles Ian
McGeechan
- "Life on the other side" Graham Henry article
- Profiles of the All Blacks danger men and the provinces
- Articles on the back room staff, profiles of the Lions management
team
- Profile of Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll
- Individual player profiles & pictures,
- Tour itinerary
- Colin Meads on the Lions
- Article "The Forgotten Tours" by Brendan Gallagher of
The Daily Telegraph, the story of the Lions in Argentina 1910, 1927
& 1936.
- Rough Guide to New Zealand
- Statistical analysis of test matches played by the Lions in NZ
- Bleddyn Williams on the 1950 tour of NZ
- Syd Millar on the 1959 tour of NZ
- Stewart Wilson on the 1966 tour of NZ
- Mervyn Davies & David Duckham on the 1971 tour of NZ
- Peter Wheeler on the 1977 tour of NZ
- Ciaran Fizgerald on the 1983 tour of NZ
- Gavin Hastings on the 1993 tour of NZ
- A fantastic easy reckoning
Lions Who's Who giving you the full run down on Lions players from
day one to 2001.
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Argentina
A 16 page programme, smaller than A4 in size, contents
include:
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Welcome messages from management & sponsors.
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Words of the new Lions anthem
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Lions squad individual photos & statistics
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Team line-ups
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Argentina squad individual photos & statistics
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Safety information & advertisements
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Bay of Plenty
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
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Welcome messages, Bay of Plenty player profiles
& photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by
Duncan Johnstone & Stephen Jones, tales by Phil Gifford - stats
by Geoff Miller, quiz time !
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article - 'Jonny's (Wilkinson) back and ready to
go
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Profile - Vern Cotter the BoP coach
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Bay of Plenty focus by Jamie Troughton, Bay of
Plenty Times
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article on the battle for the Lions test front row
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Wayne Ormond, BoP, profile
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history of BoP against the Lions
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Dame Susan Devoy, the squash player's dream team
of ABs
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Taranaki
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
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Welcome messages, tour update, Taranaki player
profiles & photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments
by Marc Hinton & Chris Hewett, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by
Geoff Miller, quiz time !
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O'Driscoll accepts weru (Maori greeting)
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Kieran Crowley's (Taranaki coach) task ahead.
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Profile of Gordon Slater the veteran Taranaki
prop.
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Profile of Ian McGeechan
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"Man of the Land" - Taranaki hooker
Andrew Hore
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Making their Mark - history of Taranaki against
the Lions by Lindsay Knight
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Marc 'Bull' Allen's dream team
of ABs
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NZ Maori
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
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Welcome messages, tour update, NZ Maori player
profiles & photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments
by Robin Brooke & Paul Ackford, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by
Geoff Miller, quiz time !
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Maoris chances with Jono Gibbs, NZM skipper
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profile Rico Gear, NZ Maoris
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profile Shane Williams
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profile Corey Flynn
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A Grand Tradition - history of Maoris against the
Lions by Lindsay Knight
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Wellington
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
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Welcome messages, tour update, Wellington player
profiles & photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments
by Chris Laidlaw & Peter Jackson, tales by Phil Gifford - stats
by Geoff Miller, quiz time !
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Ma'a Nonu lines up against the Lions
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profile of Jimmy Gopperth, Wellington
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profile of Lion Andrew Sheridan
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profile of Wellington coach John Plumtree
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"When Lions Roared" - history of
Wellington against the Lions by Lindsay Knight
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Keith Quinn's dream team
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Otago
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
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Southland
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, Southland player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Marc Hinton
& Steve Bale, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by Geoff Miller,
quiz time !
- Southland's chances by Duncan Johnstone
- profile Southland No 8 Paul Miller
- Will Greenwood profile
- profile Southland's Clarke Dermody
- "Standing Tall" - history of Southland against the Lions
by Lindsay Knight
- My Dream Team by Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill
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1st Test
A 98 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, All Black player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Jim Kayes
& Greg Growden, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by Geoff Miller,
quiz time !
- 1st test preview by Marc Hinton
- Interview with Gareth Edwards & Ian Kirkpatrick reviewing the
1971 tour
- profile Jonny Wilkinson by David Hands
- profile of All Black tighthead Carl Hayman
- "May the Tours Continue" - article by Bob Schumacher
- Interview with Steve Hansen
- profile Ali Williams
- "Jokers in the pack", Chris Jones looks at the lighter
side of the Lions players
- Stand In Black campaign
- Statistical review of All Blacks v Lions
- Brian McKechnie's dream team
- "The Lions' Graveyard" -history of All Blacks v Lions at
Christchurch
- Battle of the coaches - Marc Hinton
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Manawatu
A 58 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, Manawatu player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Marc Hinton
& Robert Kitson, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by Geoff Miller,
quiz time !
- Manawatu's chances by Duncan Johnstone
- article - "Return to Glory" Manawatu's new beginning by
Brent Edwards
- profile Manawatu's Nathan Kemp
- profile of Lion Matt Stevens
- profile Manawatu
- "A record of fire " - history of Manawatu against the
Lions by Lindsay Knight
- My Dream Team by Michael Laws, Mayor of Invercargill
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2nd Test
A 98 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, All Black player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Wynne Gray,
Paul Ackford & Mark Keohane, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by
Geoff Miller, quiz time !
- 2nd test preview by Marc Hinton
- Interview with Bill Beaumont & Andy Haden reviewing the 1977
tour
- review of the 1st test - can Lions bounce back
- "Stop McCaw" article by Nick Cain on the battle of the
breakdown
- profile of All Black Leon MacDonald
- profile Otago lock James Ryan
- Jim Kayes on the Wellington All Black contingient
- profile Eddie O'Sullivan
- Anna Rowberry, captain Silver Ferns dream team
- "Happy Hunting Ground" -history of All Blacks v Lions at
Wellington
- Graham Henry's sides - Duncan Johnstone
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Auckland
A 74 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, Auckland player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Duncan
Johnstone & Chris Jones, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by Geoff
Miller, quiz time !
- Auckland's chances and the undefeated midweek tea, by Marc Hinton
- profile Auckland's Tasesa Lavea
- profile Martin Corry
- profile Auckland's Steve Devine
- profile former Auckland star Michael 'Iceman' Jones
- profile of the touring Scots
- profile Angus MacDonald
- "Lions Tamers" - history of Auckland against the Lions
by Lindsay Knight
- My Dream Team by NZ Idol winner Ben Lummis
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3rd Test
A 98 page programme, A4 in size, contents include:
- Welcome messages, tour update, All Black player profiles &
photos, Lions players profiles & photos, Comments by Jim Kayes,
Paul Ackford & Greg Growden, tales by Phil Gifford - stats by
Geoff Miller, quiz time !
- 3rd test preview by Marc Hinton
- Interview with Ian Jones, former All Black & Steve Jones,
Sunday Times on the ups and downs of the 2005 tour
- review of the 3rd test by Peter Jackson
- match by match review of the tour
- profile of All Black Justin Marshall
- profile of Dan Carter, All Blacks match winner
- Steve Bales reviews the role of the Welsh on tour
- Ken Rutherford, former Black Cap cricket captain's Dream Team
- "Our Garden of Eden" -history of All Blacks v Lions at
Auckland by Lindsay Knight
- Marc Hinton pays tribute to the fans of the British and Irish
Lions
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