Page "British and Irish Lions" Paragraph 19

Four years later, in 1903, the British and Irish team returned to South Africa.

The opening performance of the side proved disappointing from the tourists ' point of view, with defeats in its opening three matches by Western Province sides in Cape Town.

From then on the team experienced mixed results, though more wins than losses.

The side lost the test series to South Africa, drawing twice, but with the South Africans winning the decider 8 to nil.