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In 2001, the ten game tour to Australia, saw the Wallabies win the test series 2 – 1.

This series saw the first award of the Tom Richards Trophy.

The Lions ' 2005 tour to New Zealand, coached by 2003 England world cup winning coach Clive Woodward, won all seven games against provincial teams however suffered heavy defeats in all three tests and were narrowly defeated by the New Zealand Maori team.