British and Irish Lions XV in Paris 1989
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The British and Irish Lions XV in Paris 1989 were organised to play France as part of the celebrations of the French Bicentennial of the French Revolution. The team played following the 1989 British Lions tour to Australia, although a number of players from that tour were unable to play in the Paris match.
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Match
| 4 October 1989 |
 France |
27–29 |  British Lions |
| Try: Benetton, Blanco, Camberabero Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero (3) |
Try: Andrew, Hastings (2) Con: Hastings Pen: Hastings (4) Drop-goal: Andrew |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 28,881 Referee: JB Anderson (Scotland) |
Background
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Teams
Source: Match report from scrum.com[1]
- Paul Ackford
- Mike Griffiths
- Andy Robinson
- Steve Smith
- David Egerton (did not tour Australia)
- Jeff Probyn (did not tour Australia)
- Phillip Matthews (did not tour Australia)
- Damian Cronin (did not tour Australia)
- Rob Andrew (captain)
- Jeremy Guscott
- Gavin Hastings
- Scott Hastings
- Robert Jones
- Brendan Mullin
- Rory Underwood
Members of the Australia tour not playing
- Finlay Calder
- Gareth Chilcott
- Wade Dooley
- John Jeffrey
- Donal Lenihan
- Brian Moore
- Bob Norster
- Dean Richards
- David Sole
- Mike Teague
- Derek White
- Dai Young
- Gary Armstrong
- Craig Chalmers
- Tony Clement
- Paul Dean
- John Devereux
- Peter Dods
- Ieuan Evans
- Mike Hall
- Chris Oti
Significance
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