The Lions 2013 Picturebook

After an emphatic third test victory that sealed the 2013 series for the Lions we take a look back at the key moments in the Australian tour…

30th April – The Lions squad is announced as Sam Warburton is revealed as tour skipper…

The boys land in Hong Kong as temperatures soar…

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The tour gets off to a flying start as the Lions defeat the BaaBaas 59 – 8…

The tour then moves on as BIL leads the rest of the tour party out as they touch down in Australia…

The series begins well as the team pick up victories in their early encounters…

Crisis as loosehead as both Cian Healy and Gethin Jenkins are struck down by injury early in the series…

The Lions continue their good run of form recording several more victories as skipper Sam Warburton returns to the fray…

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Yet more potential heartbreak as more key players suffer injuries before the first test…

The team don’t let this affect them as they continue to topple each obstacle thrown in their path…

Until the unthinkable happens as the team lose out to the ACT Brumbies and nerves begin to show…

Sam Warburton leads out his side for the first test against the Wallabies in Suncorp Stadium…

The game sets off at a frenetic pace with both sides trading early blows until Will Genia does the unthinkable…

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A try started off deep in their own half is finished off by test débutante Israel Folau who goes on to score a second during the game…

Never one to be outshone George North scores one of the great Lions tries of all time after a run from deep…

The Lions hold their nerve as the robotic right boot of Leigh Halfpenny continues to slot the kicks over…

Heart in the mouth moment as Australia are awarded a lost minute penalty. Fortunately Kurtley Beale is denied a heroes return after a slip that will live long in the memory…

The second test is a more subdued affair that will forever be remembered for George North’s new backpack after he picks up Israel Folau carrying him up the field…

Yet more heartbreak as Lions skipper Sam Warburton is helped off the field and ruled out of the decisive third test…

By such fine margins are games won and loss as Leigh Halfpenny suffers the same fate as opposition full back Kurtley Beale in the preceding week…

The squad take some down time to relax ahead of the series decider…

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Meanwhile Mr Fantastic adds playing with the Manic Street Preachers to his list of incredible achievements…

The third test begins with a bang as Alex Corbisiero crosses the line to register the Lions first score…

The Lions dominance continues as Jonny Sexton scores another try…

Then comes the third try…

And another one as Dr Roberts returns to the test arena in style…

The performance is so complete a certain Mr Wade even has time to fix his hair ready for the impending celebrations…

And sure enough they come as the Lions clinch a 2 – 1 series victory…

The players begin to celebrate in style…

And continue to do so….

The squad are awarded the Tom Richards trophy…

The Captain proceeds to hold it aloft…

Everything that has gone before is forgotten…

Back in the changing room the celebrations begin in earnest…

James Bond even makes a special appearance…

Now the drinking really begins…

Whilst father and son are left to share in the experience of a lifetime…

The rest as they say is probably best left to the imagination…

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