By Gary Watton
May 13 2013

The latest instalment from our resident blogger, this month Gary is Lion hunting past and present

Below can be found a list which chronicles the best of English rugby who earned the distinction of being selected to tour with the British [and Irish] Lions over the last fifty years.

No such 'roll of honour' so to speak can be found anywhere else on the internet.

So much for all these 'official' sites that are more devoted to their own corporate greed than they are to providing a service and source of information for fans.

2013 tour to Australia:

Dan Cole
Tom Croft
Owen Farrell
Dylan Hartley
Geoff Parling
Matt Stevens
Manu Tuilagi
Mako Vunipola
Ben Youngs
Tom Youngs

2009 tour to South Africa:

Tom Croft [not originally selected, but a pre-tour replacement]
Harry Ellis
Riki Flutey
Lee Mears
Ugo Monye
Tim Payne [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Simon Shaw
Andrew Sheridan
Phil Vickery
Joe Worsley

2005 tour to New Zealand:

Neil Back
Iain Balshaw [originally selected, but unable to tour due to injury]
Martin Corry
Mark Cueto [not originally selected, but a pre-tour replacement]
Lawrence Dallaglio
Matt Dawson
Will Greenwood
Danny Grewcock
Richard Hill
Charlie Hodgson
Ben Kay
Josh Lewsey
Lewis Moody
Jason Robinson
Graham Rowntree
Simon Shaw [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Andrew Sheridan
Ollie Smith
Matt Stevens
Steve Thompson
Andy Titterrell
Julian White
Jonny Wilkinson

2001 tour to Australia:
Neil Back
Iain Balshaw
Mike Catt
Ben Cohen
Martin Corry [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Lawrence Dallaglio
Matt Dawson
Phil Greening
Will Greenwood
Danny Grewcock
Austin Healey
Richard Hill
Martin Johnson [TOUR CAPTAIN]
Jason Leonard
Dan Luger
Matt Perry
Jason Robinson
Phil Vickery
Dorian West [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Jonny Wilkinson

1997 tour to South Africa:
Neil Back
Nick Beal
John Bentley
Kyran Bracken [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Mike Catt [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Lawrence Dallaglio
Matt Dawson
Tony Diprose [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Paul Grayson
Will Greenwood
Jeremy Guscott
Austin Healey
Richard Hill
Martin Johnson [TOUR CAPTAIN]
Jason Leonard
Nigel Redman [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Mark Regan
Tim Rodber
Graham Rowntree
Simon Shaw
Tim Stimpson
Tony Underwood

1993 tour to New Zealand:
Rob Andrew
Stuart Barnes
Martin Bayfield
Will Carling
Ben Clarke
Wade Dooley
Jeremy Guscott
Ian Hunter
Martin Johnson [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Jason Leonard
Brain Moore
Dewi Morris
Dean Richards
Mike Teague
Rory Underwood
Tony Underwood
Peter Winterbottom

1989 tour to Australia:

Paul Ackford
Rob Andrew
Will Carling [originally selected, but unable to tour due to injury]
Wade Dooley
Gareth Chilcott
Jeremy Guscott [not originally selected, but a pre-tour replacement]
Brian Moore
Chris Oti
Dean Richards
Andy Robinson
Mike Teague
Rory Underwood

1983 tour to New Zealand:
Steve Bainbridge
Steve Boyle
John Carleton
Maurice Colclough
Dusty Hare
Nick Jeavons [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Nigel Melville [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Steve Smith
Peter Winterbottom
Clive Woodward

1980 tour to South Africa:

Bill Beaumont [TOUR CAPTAIN]
Phil Blakeway
John Carleton
Maurice Colclough
Fran Cotton
Paul Dodge [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Mike Slemen
Steve Smith [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Peter Wheeler
Clive Woodward

1977 tour to New Zealand:
Bill Beaumont [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Fran Cotton
Nigel Horton
Tony Neary
Peter Squires
Peter Wheeler

1974 tour to South Africa:
Mike Burton
Fran Cotton
Geoff Evans [arrived on tour as a replacement]
Alan Morley
Tony Neary
Alan Old
Chris Ralston
Andy Ripley
Roger Uttley

1971 tour to New Zealand:
Peter Dixon
David Duckham
Bob Hiller
John Pullin
John Spencer
Brian 'Stack' Stevens
Chris Wardlow [originally selected, but unable to tour due to injury]

1968 tour to South Africa:
Mike Coulman
Bob Hiller
Tony Horton
Peter Larter
John Pullin
Keith Savage
Bob Taylor
Brian West

1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand:
Colin McFadyean
David Powell
Don Rutherford
Keith Savage
Mike Weston

1962 tour to South Africa:
H.J.C Brown
J.M. Dee
H.O. Godwin
S.A.M. Hodgson
Dickie Jeeps
Budge Rogers
Richard Sharp
Mike Weston
John Willcox
T.P. Wright