Lions in Africa: The British & Irish Lions and the Hunt for the Springboks

by David McLennan and Chris Schoeman

It was the year 1891, and the first rugby football team from the British Isles was about to embark on a tour of South Africa; any doubts about the financial sustainability of the venture were removed when mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes thumped the table and declared, 'Let them come. I shall stand security for any shortfall.' And so a tradition began that survived the financial insecurities of the pioneer years, two World Wars, sports boycotts, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398108286
• ISBN13: 9781398108288
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages