History of rugby union matches between the British and Irish Lions and other countries
Matches in minor rugby playing nations
The Lions played Rhodesia (a territory which, at different times in history comprised one or more of the modern day countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (now Namibia) and East Africa (a British colony composed of Kenya, Tanzania/Tanganyika and Uganda) on some of their earlier South African tours.

History of rugby union matches between the British and Irish Lions and other countries

Section Title: Matches in minor rugby playing nations
Table Section Text: The Lions played Rhodesia (a territory which, at different times in history comprised one or more of the modern day countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (now Namibia) and East Africa (a British colony composed of Kenya, Tanzania/Tanganyika and Uganda) on some of their earlier South African tours.

Date	Year	Venue	City	Result

1	30 July	1910	Bulawayo	-

2	24 July	1924	Salisbury	Rhodesia 3 - 16 British Lions

5	1 October	1930	The Racecourse	Colombo	Ceylon 0 - 45 British Lions

3	20 July	1938	Salisbury	Rhodesia 11 - 25 British Lions

4	23 July	1938	Bulawayo	Rhodesia 11 - 45 British Lions

5	18 September	1950	The Racecourse	Colombo	Ceylon 6 - 44 British Lions

6	5 July	1955	Windhoek	South Africa South-West Africa 0 - 9 British Lions

7	27 July	1955	Rhokana Ground	Kitwe	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 14 - 27 British Lions

8	30 July	1955	Police Ground	Salisbury	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 12 - 16 British Lions

9	7 January	1955	RFUEA Ground	Nairobi	East Africa 12 - 39 British Lions

10	7 January	1959	British Columbia British Columbia 11 - 16 British Lions

11	28 August	1959	Eastern Canada 6 - 70 British Lions

12	26 May	1962	Hartsfield Ground	Bulawayo	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 9 - 38 British Lions

13	12 June	1962	South West Stadium	Windhoek	South Africa South-West Africa 6 - 14 British Lions

14	28 August	1962	RFUEA Ground	Nairobi	East Africa 0 - 50 British Lions

15	14 September	1966	Empire Stadium	Vancouver	British Columbia British Columbia 8 - 3 British Lions

16	17 September	1966	Canada 8 - 19 British Lions

17	3 June	1968	Police Ground	Salisbury	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 6 - 32 British Lions

18	12 June	1968	South West Stadium	Windhoek	South Africa South-West Africa 0 - 23 British Lions

19	18 May	1974	South West Stadium	Windhoek	South Africa South-West Africa 16 - 23 British Lions

20	18 June	1974	Police Ground	Salisbury	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 6 - 42 British Lions

21	16 August	1977	Buckhurst Park	Suva	Fiji 25 - 21 British Lions

22	4 June	1980	South West Stadium	Windhoek	South Africa South African Country XV 7 - 27 British Lions

Sentence(s)

In the History of rugby union matches between the British and Irish Lions and other countries, the games were played on 1 October 1930, and 18 September 1950, both at the Racecourse in Colombo.

final_sentence: In the History of rugby union matches between the British and Irish Lions and other countries, the games were played on 1 October 1930, and 18 September 1950, both at the Racecourse in Colombo.