# 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand

In 1993 the British Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand. This was the last Lions tour in the sport's amateur era. The Lions were managed by Geoff Cooke, coached by Ian McGeechan and Dick Best, and captained by Gavin Hastings.
The Lions played a three-test series against New Zealand, and ten matches against provincial teams and the New Zealand Maori. They won six and lost four of those games. The Lions lost the first test match, but won the second to level the series, with New Zealand winning the third test and the series.
Wade Dooley appeared briefly in the 1993 British Lions Tour of New Zealand but had to leave the tour to return home to England to attend his father's funeral and he was replaced by Martin Johnson.

## Squad
### Backs

| Name | Club | National team | Notes |
| Rob Andrew | Wasps | England | |
| Stuart Barnes | Bath | England | |
| Will Carling | Harlequins | England | |
| Tony Clement | Swansea | Wales | |
| Vince Cunningham | St Mary's College | Ireland | Replacement for Scott Hastings |
| Ieuan Evans | Llanelli | Wales | |
| Scott Gibbs | Swansea | Wales | |
| Jeremy Guscott | Bath | England | |
| Gavin Hastings (c) | Watsonians | Scotland | |
| Scott Hastings | Watsonians | Scotland | |
| Ian Hunter | Northampton | England | |
| Robert Jones | Swansea | Wales | |
| Dewi Morris | Orrell | England | |
| Andy Nicol | Dundee HSFP | Scotland | Temporary replacement for Robert Jones |
| Rory Underwood | Leicester and RAF | England | |
| Tony Underwood | Leicester | England | |
| Richard Wallace | Garryowen | Ireland | Replacement for Ian Hunter |

### Forwards

| Name | Club | National team | Notes |
| Martin Bayfield | Northampton | England | |
| Paul Burnell | London Scottish | Scotland | |
| Ben Clarke | Bath | England | |
| Damian Cronin | London Scottish | Scotland | |
| Wade Dooley | Preston Grasshoppers | England | Left the tour to return home for the funeral of his father |
| Mick Galwey | Shannon | Ireland | |
| Martin Johnson | Leicester | England | Replacement for Wade Dooley |
| Jason Leonard | Harlequins | England | |
| Kenny Milne | Heriot's FP | Scotland | |
| Brian Moore | Harlequins | England | |
| Nick Popplewell | Greystones | Ireland | |
| Andy Reed | Bath | Scotland | |
| Dean Richards | Leicester | England | |
| Mike Teague | Gloucester | England | |
| Richard Webster | Swansea | Wales | |
| Peter Winterbottom | Harlequins | England | |
| Peter Wright | Boroughmuir | Scotland | |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score |
| 22 May | North Auckland | Whangārei | Won | 17–30 |
| 26 May | North Harbour | Auckland | Won | 29–13 |
| 29 May | New Zealand Māori | Wellington | Won | 20–24 |
| 2 June | Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Won | 10–28 |
| 5 June | Otago | Dunedin | Lost | 37–24 |
| 8 June | Southland | Invercargill | Won | 16–34 |
| 12 June | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 20–18 |
| 16 June | Taranaki | New Plymouth | Won | 25–49 |
| 19 June | Auckland | Auckland | Lost | 23–18 |
| 22 June | Hawke's Bay | McLean Park, Napier | Lost | 29–17 |
| 26 June | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | Won | 7–20 |
| 29 June | Waikato | Hamilton | Lost | 38–10 |
| 3 July | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Lost | 30–13 |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 |

## Test series
### First test

The first test was won by New Zealand.
* 12 June 1993
| New Zealand | 20–18 | British Lions |
* Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)

### Second test

The Lions won the second Test, with a particularly strong performance by Ben Clarke.
* 26 June 1993
| New Zealand | 7–20 | British Lions |
| Try: Clarke c Con: Fox | Report | Try: R. Underwood m Pen: G. Hastings (4) Drop: Andrew |
* Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 39,000
| FB | 15 | John Timu |
| RW | 14 | John Kirwan |
| OC | 13 | Frank Bunce |
| IC | 12 | Eroni Clarke |
| LW | 11 | Va'aiga Tuigamala |
| FH | 10 | Grant Fox |
| SH | 9 | Jon Preston |
| N8 | 8 | Zinzan Brooke |
| OF | 7 | Michael Jones |
| BF | 6 | Jamie Joseph |
| RL | 5 | Mark Cooksley |
| LL | 4 | Robin Brooke |
| TP | 3 | Olo Brown |
| HK | 2 | Sean Fitzpatrick (c) |
| LP | 1 | Craig Dowd |
| Coach: ||
| Laurie Mains ||
| FB | 15 | Gavin Hastings (c) |
| RW | 14 | Ieuan Evans |
| OC | 13 | Scott Gibbs |
| IC | 12 | Jeremy Guscott |
| LW | 11 | Rory Underwood |
| FH | 10 | Rob Andrew |
| SH | 9 | Dewi Morris |
| N8 | 8 | Dean Richards |
| OF | 7 | Peter Winterbottom |
| BF | 6 | Ben Clarke |
| RL | 5 | Martin Bayfield |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Leonard |
| HK | 2 | Brian Moore |
| LP | 1 | Nick Popplewell |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### Third test

Thus the series came down to the third Test decider at Eden Park. The Lions took a 10–0 lead, but New Zealand, helped by strong local support, recovered to easily win 30–13.
* 3 July 1993
| New Zealand | 30–13 | British Lions |
| Try: Bunce 27' c Fitzpatrick 31' c Preston 66' c Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (3) 43', 57', 73' | Report | Try: Gibbs 23' c Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (2) 18', 51' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Patrick Robin (France)
| FB | 15 | John Timu |
| RW | 14 | John Kirwan |
| OC | 13 | Frank Bunce |
| IC | 12 | Lee Stensness |
| LW | 11 | Va'aiga Tuigamala |
| FH | 10 | Grant Fox |
| SH | 9 | Jon Preston |
| N8 | 8 | Arran Pene |
| OF | 7 | Michael Jones |
| BF | 6 | Jamie Joseph |
| RL | 5 | Ian Jones |
| LL | 4 | Robin Brooke |
| TP | 3 | Olo Brown |
| HK | 2 | Sean Fitzpatrick (c) |
| LP | 1 | Craig Dowd |
| Replacements: ||
| LK | 16 | Mark Cooksley |
| N8 | 17 | Zinzan Brooke |
| CE | 18 | Matthew Cooper |
| SH | 19 | Ant Strachan |
| HK | 20 | Graham Dowd |
| PR | 21 | Bull Allen |
| Coach: ||
| Laurie Mains ||
| FB | 15 | Gavin Hastings (c) |
| RW | 14 | Ieuan Evans |
| OC | 13 | Scott Gibbs |
| IC | 12 | Jeremy Guscott |
| LW | 11 | Rory Underwood |
| FH | 10 | Rob Andrew |
| SH | 9 | Dewi Morris |
| N8 | 8 | Dean Richards |
| OF | 7 | Peter Winterbottom |
| BF | 6 | Ben Clarke |
| RL | 5 | Martin Bayfield |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Leonard |
| HK | 2 | Brian Moore |
| LP | 1 | Nick Popplewell |
| Replacements: ||
| FB | 16 | Tony Clement |
| CE | 17 | Will Carling |
| SH | 18 | Robert Jones |
| PR | 19 | Paul Burnell |
| HK | 20 | Kenny Milne |
| FL | 21 | Mike Teague |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||