2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
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The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British & Irish Lions tour
ⓘ
rugby union tour ⓘ |
| backsCoach | Andy Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain |
Brian O’Driscoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenceCoach | Phil Larder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2005-07-09 ⓘ |
| firstTestDate | 2005-06-25 ⓘ |
| firstTestScore | New Zealand 21–3 British & Irish Lions ⓘ |
| firstTestVenue | Jade Stadium, Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forwardsCoach | Graham Rowntree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Clive Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTeam | New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kickingCoach | Dave Alred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchesLostByLions | 4 ⓘ |
| matchesWonByLions | 7 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageLevel | high-profile ⓘ |
| nextLionsTour | 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCriticism | tour criticised for large squad and complex coaching structure ⓘ |
| notableIncident | Brian O’Driscoll dislocated shoulder in first Test after tackle by Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu ⓘ |
| numberOfTestMatches | 3 ⓘ |
| O’DriscollInjuryMatch | first Test in Christchurch ⓘ |
| playersDrawnFrom |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousLionsTourToNewZealand | 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCaptainDueToInjury | Brian O’Driscoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacementTestSeriesCaptain | Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTestDate | 2005-07-02 ⓘ |
| secondTestScore | New Zealand 48–18 British & Irish Lions ⓘ |
| secondTestVenue | Westpac Stadium, Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOutcomeForLions | disappointing ⓘ |
| seriesWhitewash | true ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| squadSize | 44 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2005-06-04 ⓘ |
| testMatchesDrawn | 0 ⓘ |
| testMatchesWonByLions | 0 ⓘ |
| testMatchesWonByNewZealand | 3 ⓘ |
| testSeriesCaptain | Brian O’Driscoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSeriesOpponent | New Zealand All Blacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSeriesResult | New Zealand won 3–0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdTestDate | 2005-07-09 ⓘ |
| thirdTestScore | New Zealand 38–19 British & Irish Lions ⓘ |
| thirdTestVenue | Eden Park, Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalMatchesPlayed | 11 ⓘ |
| touringTeam | British & Irish Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourManager | Bill Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clive Woodward