1997 British Lions tour to South Africa

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1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
Date	24 May – 5 July
Coach(es)	Ian McGeechan Jim Telfer
Tour captain(s)	Martin Johnson
Test series winners	British Lions (2–1)
Top test point scorer(s)	Neil Jenkins (41)
Lions' top point scorer(s)	Tim Stimpson (111)
Top test try scorer(s)	Matt Dawson (2)
Lions' top try scorer(s)	John Bentley (7) Tony Underwood (7)
← New Zealand 1993 Australia 2001 →

1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	13 11 00 02
Test match	03 02 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	3 2 0 1

The 1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a series of matches played by the British & Irish Lions rugby union team in South Africa. This tour followed the Lions' 1993 tour to New Zealand and preceded their 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. The much-anticipated tour was the first after the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the first British & Irish Lions tour since rugby union turned professional. It was only the third time that a touring side had won a test series in South Africa; the others being the 1974 Lions and the 1996 All Blacks.^[1]

A documentary Living with Lions was produced and contains footage of players and coaching staff during and away from matches.