Lions Triumphant: The Captains Story

Alun-Wyn's triumph in followed victories in earlier days when the Lions expected to beat the Wallabies, led by Bleddyn Williams in , Teddy Morgan in two matches in and Stout in three Tests in Aarvold also lost twice, following in the footsteps of Teddy Morgan and followed by Williams, Watkins and Thomas who lost two apiece in , and Three were scored in four matches for the Lions and the remaining 14 for Wales, of which the most famous was the only score of the victory over the pioneering All Blacks. Sir Carl also became president of the Lawn Tennis Association and a key figure in the game's move to professionalism, 27 years before rugby, when he concluded that amateurism was no longer realistic or viable.

But he clearly enjoyed trips to South Africa, having played all three Tests on the pioneering tour and returning as manager in This remained a shared record into the second half of the twentieth century.

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The robust all-weather England scrum-half took the record by himself in his last Lions match, also the one where he featured as stand-in Lions skipper at the end of the Lions tour. The Lions lost, but Jeeps also took his all-time Lions Tests record to Both appearance records were later comprehensively obliterated by one of the younger members of his team, Irish lock Willie-John McBride, who played 17 Tests and 70 matches in all on his five tours between then and Not only did the other scrum-half, Durham's Charles Adamson, another Englishman who was never capped, play extremely well in his place but, even when fit, Mullineux had plenty to keep him busy since he had picked the team, managed it, preached regularly and refereed their final match, against Victoria -- industry which earned a poem in his honour from the famed Australian writer 'Banjo' Patterson.

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Johnson's testimonial match and farewell to competitive rugby, held at Twickenham on 4 June , was one of the biggest rugby events of the year. It was historic in another way as the match marked the return of All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu after a recent kidney transplant. In November it was rumoured the then England head rugby coach, Andy Robinson , was to be sacked and Johnson was one of many names speculated by the press as his replacement. Johnson was appointed England team manager in April England started the Autumn internationals by beating the Pacific Islands 39— That was followed with a loss to Australia, then a 42—6 defeat to South Africa and then another loss this time 32—6 against New Zealand at Twickenham.

England had four wins under Johnson going into ; in the Six Nations Championship they beat Italy 36—11, France 34—10 and Scotland 26—12 but were defeated by Ireland by 14—13 and to Wales by 23— In the Six Nations England won their first two games against Wales and Italy, losing against Ireland, drawing with Scotland and losing their final game against France, allowing the French to win a Grand Slam.

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In , Johnson led a new-look England side to win the Six Nations title, thanks to wins over Wales, Italy, France and Scotland, though a 24—8 loss to Ireland on the final weekend of the competition denied them the Grand Slam. World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking England was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches. Martin Johnson comes from a sporting family.

His great-grandfather was a wrestler. Matthew Mullineux decided that after losing the first test that he should withdraw from further test matches, handing on field captaincy to Frank Stout , but remained tour captain. David Bedell-Sivright was injured during the first test.

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Teddy Morgan took over captaincy on the field but Bedell-Sivright remained tour captain. The team that John Raphael captained was not selected by the four Home Nations governing body, but had been organised by Oxford University and billed as the English Rugby Union team. However, it was denoted as the Combined British team by its Argentine hosts because it also included three Scots. Jack Jones captained the first test only, but Tommy Smyth remained the tour captain.

Bleddyn Williams captained in the third and fourth tests v New Zealand and the first test v Australia. Cliff Morgan captained in the third test. Michael Owen captained the Lions in the first tour game, the test vs.

Brian O'Driscoll was injured at the beginning of the first test. Martin Corry and Gareth Thomas took over captaincy on the field but O'Driscoll remained tour captain.

Sam Warburton was injured in the second test and ruled out of the third. Alun Wyn Jones replaced him as captain for the third test. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other people named Martin Johnson, see Martin Johnson disambiguation. England squad — Rugby World Cup. English national rugby union team captains. Henry Arnold Lawrence — Francis Luscombe —Mar Edward Kewley Mar Murray Wyatt Marshall Frank Reginald Adams — Lennard Stokes Feb Charles Gurdon Mar Edward Temple Gurdon Jan—Feb Charles John Bruce Marriott Mar Edward Temple Gurdon Fred Bonsor Feb Andrew Stoddart Mar John Lawrence Hickson Mar Andrew Stoddart —Jan Frederic Alderson Feb Sammy Woods Mar Frederic Alderson Jan Andrew Stoddart Feb Andrew Stoddart Jan—Feb Richard Lockwood Mar Ernest Taylor Mar John Daniell Jan John Taylor Feb—Mar William Bunting Jan Harry Alexander Feb—Mar John Daniell Jan—Feb Bernard Oughtred Mar Toggie Kendall Jan Frank Moxon Stout Feb—Mar John Daniell Jan—Mar Frank Moxon Stout Dec - Dec Vincent Cartwright Jan Basil Alexander Hill Feb John Green Mar Ernest Roberts Jan Thomas Kelly Jan John Birkett Feb Curly Hammond Mar Lancelot Slocock Jan George Lyon Jan—Mar Robert Dibble Jan—Feb Adrian Stoop Mar Edgar Mobbs Mar Feb John Birkett Mar Anthony Henniker-Gotley Jan—Mar Robert Dibble Apr —Mar Dave Davies Jan Bruno Brown Feb — Leonard Corbett —Feb Ronald Cove-Smith Mar —Feb Joe Periton Feb —Jan Sam Tucker Feb Peter Howard Mar —Jan Carl Aarvold Feb—Mar Bernard Gadney Jan—Feb Douglas Kendrew Mar —Mar Tuppy Owen-Smith Jan—Feb Peter Cranmer Mar —Mar Joe Mycock Mar—Apr Jack Heaton Jan Edward Scott Jan Tommy Kemp Feb—Mar Edward Scott Mar Bob Weighill Jan—Feb Nim Hall Feb Mar Ivor Preece Jan Vic Roberts Feb—Mar John Kendall-Carpenter Jan Mar Bob Stirling Jan—Feb Nim Hall Feb—Mar Peter Dalton Young Jan —Mar Dickie Jeeps Jan—Mar Richard Sharp May—Jun Mike Weston Jan—Feb John Willcox Feb—Mar Budge Rogers Jan Richard Sharp Feb—Nov Philip Judd Jan—Feb Colin McFadyean Feb—Mar Mike Weston Feb Dick Greenwood Feb—Apr Budge Rogers Dec Mar Bob Hiller Apr Bob Taylor Jan Tony Bucknall Feb John Spencer Feb Bob Hiller Mar—Apr John Spencer Jan—Feb Bob Hiller Feb—Mar Peter Dixon Jun —Mar John Pullin Jan—Feb Fran Cotton Mar—May Tony Neary May John Pullin Jan—Mar Bill Beaumont Feb Roger Uttley Feb —Jan Bill Beaumont Feb —Feb Steve Smith Mar John Scott Nov —Mar Peter Wheeler Jun John Scott Nov Nigel Melville Feb—Mar Richard Hill Apr —Feb Mike Harrison Mar Nigel Melville Apr—Jun John Orwin Jun Richard Harding Nov Mar Will Carling May Rob Andrew Nov —May Rob Andrew Jun Will Carling Nov Phil de Glanville Dec Jason Leonard Feb—Jul Phil de Glanville Nov —Apr Lawrence Dallaglio Jun Tony Diprose Jun—Jul Matt Dawson Nov Martin Johnson Nov —Apr Lawrence Dallaglio Jun—Oct Martin Johnson Feb—Apr Matt Dawson Jun —Apr Martin Johnson Jun Kyran Bracken Oct Neil Back Nov —Mar Martin Johnson Mar—Apr Neil Back Jun Phil Vickery Nov —Feb Martin Johnson Mar Jonny Wilkinson Mar—Jun Martin Johnson Aug Jason Leonard Aug Dorian West Sep—Oct Martin Johnson Nov Phil Vickery Nov Martin Johnson Feb—Jun Lawrence Dallaglio Nov Feb Jason Robinson Mar Mar Martin Corry Jun Pat Sanderson Nov Martin Corry Feb Phil Vickery Mar Mike Catt May Jason Robinson Jun Jonny Wilkinson Aug Phil Vickery Aug Mike Catt Aug—Sep Phil Vickery Sep Martin Corry Oct —Feb Phil Vickery Feb Steve Borthwick Feb-Mar Phil Vickery Jun —Mar Steve Borthwick Mar —Nov