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 on the tour but left to return home to England to attend his father's funeral and he was replaced by Martin Johnson.

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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

Test series

First test

The first test was won by New Zealand.

Second test

The Lions won the second Test, with a particularly strong performance by Ben Clarke.

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.