Living With Lions

Overview

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.

Directed by Fred Rees, Duncan Humphreys

Top cast

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Martin Johnson

Martin Johnson (Leicester and England)

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Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott (Bath and England)

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Scott Gibbs

Scott Gibbs (Swansea and Wales)

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Ieuan Evans

Ieuan Evans (Llanelli and Wales)

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Neil Jenkins

Neil Jenkins (Pontypridd and Wales)

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Tony Underwood

Tony Underwood (Newcastle and England)

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Mike Catt

Mike Catt (England)

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Lawrence Dallaglio

Lawrence Dallaglio (Wasps and England)

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Neil Back

Neil Back (Leicester and England)

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Jason Leonard

Jason Leonard (Harlequins and England)

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Rob Howley

Rob Howley (Cardiff and Wales)

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Tim Stimpson

Tim Stimpson (Newcastle and England)

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John Bentley

John Bentley (Newcastle and England)

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Allan Bateman

Allan Bateman (Richmond and Wales)

Matt Dawson

Matt Dawson (Northampton and England)

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Austin Healey

Austin Healey (Leicester and England)

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Will Greenwood

Will Greenwood (Leicester and England)

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