Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards

Riding the Blue train - the Lions of 1938IT DIDN’T pay to suffer from travel sickness in 1938 when the Lions, who wore blue jerseys for the last time on tour, travelled around in rattling old trains.Occasionally they struck lucky and the train had a dining carriage and bar but mostly, as was the case in 1938, the players shuffled around on hard wooden seats and tucked into sandwiches and snacks hurriedly purchased at the last stop.One such trip came ...