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2023 Annual
Lions Tour 1979
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Location
Australia, New Zealand
Attendance
206,868
Top tryscorer
16 - Steve Evans
Top pointscorer
153 - John Woods
Results
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Date
Year
Round
Home
Away
Referee
City
Crowd
May 25
1979
Game 1
North Queensland Firsts
5
Great Britain
29
Mackay
6,200
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27
1979
Game 2
Central Queensland
11
Great Britain
20
N. Smith
Rockhampton
3,307
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30
1979
Game 3
Wide Bay
7
Great Britain
27
B. Holland
Maryborough
2,969
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Jun 2
1979
Game 4
North Coast
6
Great Britain
33
Tweed Heads
4,871
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5
1979
Game 5
Northern Division
11
Great Britain
20
Tamworth
7,600
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8
1979
Game 6
Queensland Firsts
19
Great Britain
25
J. Ticehurst
Brisbane
5,000
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10
1979
Game 7
Toowoomba
19
Great Britain
16
R. Mason
Toowoomba
5,500
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16
1979
Game 8
Australia
35
Great Britain
0
E. Ward
Brisbane
23,051
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18
1979
Game 9
Brisbane Firsts
7
Great Britain
10
J. Ticehurst
Brisbane
3,500
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20
1979
Game 10
Southern Division
10
Great Britain
10
Campbelltown
4,000
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24
1979
Game 11
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
12
Great Britain
25
A. Wilson
Newcastle
14,570
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26
1979
Game 12
Riverina
10
Great Britain
37
Wagga Wagga
8,403
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30
1979
Game 13
Australia
24
Great Britain
16
G. Hartley
Sydney
26,857
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Jul 1
1979
Game 14
Illawarra Firsts
13
Great Britain
18
T. Gustard
Wollongong
3,994
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4
1979
Game 15
Western Division
12
Great Britain
19
G. O'Donnell
Orange
4,500
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7
1979
Game 16
New South Wales Firsts
17
Great Britain
19
K. Roberts
Sydney
8,902
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8
1979
Game 17
Monaro
7
Great Britain
21
R. Collins
Queanbeyan
6,500
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14
1979
Game 18
Australia
28
Great Britain
2
E. Ward
Sydney
16,844
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17
1979
Game 19
New Zealand Maori
13
Great Britain
15
Whangarei
5,000
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21
1979
Game 20
New Zealand
8
Great Britain
16
J. Percival
Auckland
9,000
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22
1979
Game 21
Northern Districts
5
Great Britain
58
Huntly
2,000
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25
1979
Game 22
Central Districts
5
Great Britain
14
E. Pilcher
New Plymouth
900
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29
1979
Game 23
Wellington
3
Great Britain
39
D. O'Sullivan
Lower Hutt
2,000
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Aug 5
1979
Game 24
New Zealand
7
Great Britain
22
J. Percival
Christchurch
8,500
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7
1979
Game 25
West Coast NZ Firsts
0
Great Britain
19
P. McKenzie
Greymouth
900
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11
1979
Game 26
New Zealand
18
Great Britain
11
K. Steel
Auckland
7,000
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13
1979
Game 27
Auckland
10
Great Britain
18
Auckland
15,000
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