Yahoo Finance On This Day in 1983: All Blacks tame British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions concluded the 1983 tour of New Zealand with a record-breaking defeat.
After close encounters in each of the first three Tests, the All Blacks proved too strong in the fourth match and secured a 38-6 victory at Auckland.
It ensured New Zealand sealed a 4-0 whitewash, with the same series scoreline achieved 17 years earlier in 1966.
LIONS FLASHBACK | Get your #NZLvLIO history fix with this recap of the 1983 @lionsofficial tour to NZ.
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— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) March 14, 2017
Following 16-12, 9-0 and 15-8 defeats, the Lions only had pride to play for at Eden Park and at half-time trailed by 13 points.
New Zealand stepped up another gear in the second period though, with Stu Wilson going over for a hat-trick to make him the All Blacks record try scorer at the time.
Penalties from Ollie Campbell and Gywn Evans were scant consolation in the six-try rout.
The 32-point losing margin remains the Lions heaviest defeat.
While the Lions have not won a series in New Zealand since 1971, their last visit three years ago ended in a 1-1 draw after the third and final Test in Auckland finished 15-15.
