The Lions only lost one game during their 1989 tour of Australia, which was the first Test defeat in Sydney.
Victory in the second Test was potentially helped by a punch-up involving scrum-halves Rob Jones and Nick Farr-Jones at the opening scrum, which sparked a mass brawl and put the Wallabies off their game.
The Lions sealed the third Test when one of the greats of the game, David Campese, famously threw a wild pass on his own tryline and Ieuan Evans dived on the loose ball for the match-winning try.
It was the Lions’ first series win since 1974.
Dawson: “Australia went on to win the 1991 World Cup. They won the first Test but the Lions came back to win 2-1.
“The Lions were lost. Growing up, in my single digit years, I don’t remember knowing anything about the Lions.
“When I talk to the guys on that tour, they have amazing memories. They set the standard for midweek rugby and that being a thing within the Lions.
“It was a generational change to Lions tours. A flag-in-the-ground moment to help resurrect the Lions.
“The opposition in 1989 were better than 2013.”
