Commissioned print, signed by David Sole, Finlay Calder (Captain), Robert Jones, Mike Teague (Player of the Series), Ieuan Evans and Simon Smith (Artist).

The British Lions, now The British & Irish Lions, toured Australia in the summer of 1989 in the knowledge that no Lions touring side had won a Test Series since Willie John McBride's team of 1974 had triumphed in South Africa 15 years prior. Against such stars as Campese, Farr-Jones, Lynagh and Ella, the Lions led by Scotland's Calder knew the odds were stacked against them.

In a three Test Series, anyone who didn't know the enormity of The Lions task soon found a rampant Wallabies side thrashed the Lions 30-12. Team manager Rowlands, with coaches Uttley and McGeechan (both veterans of the '74 Lions team), made sweeping changes for the second Test in Brisbane, bringing in the likes of Teague and Dooley to strengthen the side.

Guscott's game-breaking try chasing his own kick stunned the Australians and levelled the Series at one game all. The third and deciding Test saw the teams return to the scene of the Wallbies triumph in the first match in Sydney. The teams traded penalties and were level 9-9 at half time. A Lynagh penalty edged the Australians in front, then with the Lions pressing, Campese threw a wild pass behind his own line and Welshman Ieuan Evans pounced to give the Lions the lead. Hastings penalties stretched the lead to 19-12 when two more Lynagh penalities brought the Wallabies to within a point.  Australia searched in vain for the one score that would win the Series.

Calder's Lions hung on and the Lions were victorious for the first time since 1974.

This special memento is kindly donated from Ieuan Evans' personal collection.