Living With Lions

Living With Lions

255 mins | Documentary | Nov. 29, 1999

Exclusive two-disc film documenting the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 1997. The unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the team shows the preparations, the training, the fun, the team selection, the 'earthy' language, the bonding, the awesome task of playing and some shocking footage of injuries. Despite securing the series with wins in the first two tests, the Lions remained motivated by the prospect of a 3-0 whitewash, a feat never achieved against the Springboks throughout the century.

Living With Lions

255 mins | Documentary | Nov. 29, 1999

Living With Lions
Exclusive two-disc film documenting the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 1997. The unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the team shows the preparations, the training, the fun, the team selection, the 'earthy' language, the bonding, the awesome task of playing and some shocking footage of injuries. Despite securing the series with wins in the first two tests, the Lions remained motivated by the prospect of a 3-0 whitewash, a feat never achieved against the Springboks throughout the century.
IMDb rating 9.1
Producers
Original title Living With Lions
Directors Duncan Humphreys, Fred Rees
Writers

Cast

Martin Johnson

as Martin Johnson (Leicester and England)

Jeremy Guscott

as Jeremy Guscott (Bath and England)

Scott Gibbs

as Scott Gibbs (Swansea and Wales)

Ieuan Evans

as Ieuan Evans (Llanelli and Wales)

Neil Jenkins

as Neil Jenkins (Pontypridd and Wales)

Tony Underwood

as Tony Underwood (Newcastle and England)

Mike Catt

as Mike Catt (England)

Lawrence Dallaglio

as Lawrence Dallaglio (Wasps and England)

Neil Back

as Neil Back (Leicester and England)

Jason Leonard

as Jason Leonard (Harlequins and England)

Rob Howley

as Rob Howley (Cardiff and Wales)

Tim Stimpson

as Tim Stimpson (Newcastle and England)

John Bentley

as John Bentley (Newcastle and England)

Allan Bateman

as Allan Bateman (Richmond and Wales)

Matt Dawson

as Matt Dawson (Northampton and England)

Austin Healey

as Austin Healey (Leicester and England)

Will Greenwood

as Will Greenwood (Leicester and England)