The British Lions rugby party gather in London before leaving for their tour of New Zealand from May 14 until July 16. The players (from left) are back row: Roy Laidlaw, Mike Kiernan, Gwyn Evans, David Irwin, Ollie Campbell, Roger Baird, Peter Winterbottom, Colin Deans, Hugo MacNeil], Trevor Ringland, Robert Ackerman. Middle row: Dusty Hare, John Rutherford, lan Stephens, Maurice Colclough, Steve Boyle, Bob Norster, Clive Woodward, lan Paxton, Jim Calder, lain Milne, Staff Jones. Front row: Dr D. A. MacLeod, John Beattie, John O’Driscoll, Graham Price, Willie John Mcßride (manager), Ciaran Fitzgerald (captain), Jim Telfer (assistant manager), Jeff Squire, Terry Holmes, John Carleton, Mr K. Murphy (physiotherapist). Below: The Lions captain, Ciaran Fitzgerald of Ireland, stands beside an old gun when the touring party trained at the Honourable Artillery Company ground in London yesterday. Fitzgerald, a hooker, was in familiar surroundings; he is a captain in the Irish Army.

Press, 6 May 1983, Page 28

The British Lions rugby party gather in London before leaving for their tour of New Zealand from May 14 until July 16. The players (from left) are back row: Roy Laidlaw, Mike Kiernan, Gwyn Evans, David Irwin, Ollie Campbell, Roger Baird, Peter Winterbottom, Colin Deans, Hugo MacNeil], Trevor Ringland, Robert Ackerman. Middle row: Dusty Hare, John Rutherford, lan Stephens, Maurice Colclough, Steve Boyle, Bob Norster, Clive Woodward, lan Paxton, Jim Calder, lain Milne, Staff Jones. Front row: Dr D. A. MacLeod, John Beattie, John O’Driscoll, Graham Price, Willie John Mcßride (manager), Ciaran Fitzgerald (captain), Jim Telfer (assistant manager), Jeff Squire, Terry Holmes, John Carleton, Mr K. Murphy (physiotherapist). Below: The Lions captain, Ciaran Fitzgerald of Ireland, stands beside an old gun when the touring party trained at the Honourable Artillery Company ground in London yesterday. Fitzgerald, a hooker, was in familiar surroundings; he is a captain in the Irish Army.