'The Lions Roar' on BBC iPlayer

02/06/09 12:27 Filed in: Television | Video | Past Tours
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A quick heads up on a great programme the BBC have available on iPlayer about the 1974 Lions tour called The Lions Roar. For anyone who saw the Sky Sports Invincibles programme, this isn't a world away and uses plenty of similar footage, but this one has a particular focus on the political overtones of the 1974 tour and also has a tremendous soundtrack.

It's free viewing for anyone in the UK and N.Ireland, so I do recommend you check it out.

Rugby shouldn't be political in my view, but this trip inevitably was, and for younger people (myself included) it's a great history lesson and a look at some quite sensational rugby. JJ's try in the third test is just stunning. Such pace and handling. Nobody got a hand to him in that final run in - majestic stuff.

The Lions Roar on BBC iPlayer
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