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2021 British & Irish Lions Tour
If the Lions finish the series as losing 3-0....
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 862233" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>That has certainly been the trend. Just looking at the tours to NZ</p><p>1959: 35 matches (6 tests) (tour was to Australia & NZ, two of the tests v Australia)</p><p>1966: 33 matches (6 tests) (tour was to Australia & NZ, two of the tests v Australia)</p><p>1971: 26 matches (4 tests)</p><p>1977: 25 matches (4 tests)</p><p>1983: 18 matches (4 tests)</p><p>1993: 13 matches (3 tests)</p><p>2005: 11 matches (3 tests)</p><p>2017 9 matches (3 tests)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You almost answered your own question</p><p></p><p>The Home Unions get only £1m each, but they get it every four years</p><p>The Host Union gets around £3m, but only every 12 years.</p><p></p><p>The host nation does get the benefit of all the travelling fans coming to the host country and spending their £££</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And for the most part, that is true. Its the PRL (the English professional rugby organization) that whinges about Lions tours more than any other rugby body, and its English media who are heard complaining about things the most.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I wouldn't mind if the Lions tours were shorter. and I like the idea of a four week/seven match tour... four warm up matches, followed by three tests... for a NZ tour, something like this...</p><p></p><p>1. v Provincial Barbarians</p><p>2. v Super Rugby Champions (or top qualified SR team if a NZ isn't champion)</p><p>3. v NZ Maori</p><p>4. v NPC Champions</p><p>5. v New Zealand (1st test)</p><p>6. v New Zealand (2nd test)</p><p>7. v New Zealand (3rd test)</p><p></p><p>I would not like to see them disappear altogether and I'll bet there would not be this call to end them if the Lions had a winning record. I don't like seeing the traditions of the game stripped away because when that happens, the game loses something important, and it becomes just another run of the mill soulless professional sport, like wendyball.</p><p></p><p>If the problem is that Lions tours are hard on the players after a grueling NH domestic season, perhaps they are looking in the wrong place for a solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 862233, member: 20605"] That has certainly been the trend. Just looking at the tours to NZ 1959: 35 matches (6 tests) (tour was to Australia & NZ, two of the tests v Australia) 1966: 33 matches (6 tests) (tour was to Australia & NZ, two of the tests v Australia) 1971: 26 matches (4 tests) 1977: 25 matches (4 tests) 1983: 18 matches (4 tests) 1993: 13 matches (3 tests) 2005: 11 matches (3 tests) 2017 9 matches (3 tests) You almost answered your own question The Home Unions get only £1m each, but they get it every four years The Host Union gets around £3m, but only every 12 years. The host nation does get the benefit of all the travelling fans coming to the host country and spending their £££ And for the most part, that is true. Its the PRL (the English professional rugby organization) that whinges about Lions tours more than any other rugby body, and its English media who are heard complaining about things the most. Personally, I wouldn't mind if the Lions tours were shorter. and I like the idea of a four week/seven match tour... four warm up matches, followed by three tests... for a NZ tour, something like this... 1. v Provincial Barbarians 2. v Super Rugby Champions (or top qualified SR team if a NZ isn't champion) 3. v NZ Maori 4. v NPC Champions 5. v New Zealand (1st test) 6. v New Zealand (2nd test) 7. v New Zealand (3rd test) I would not like to see them disappear altogether and I'll bet there would not be this call to end them if the Lions had a winning record. I don't like seeing the traditions of the game stripped away because when that happens, the game loses something important, and it becomes just another run of the mill soulless professional sport, like wendyball. If the problem is that Lions tours are hard on the players after a grueling NH domestic season, perhaps they are looking in the wrong place for a solution. [/QUOTE]
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