1988 Great Britain Lions tour
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The 1988 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 18th tour of Australasia and took place from May to July 1988. It started with a Test match against Papua New Guinea before the best-of-three series against Australia for the Ashes title, and finally a Test against New Zealand. Some of these matches counted toward the ongoing 1985–1988 World Cup tournament. An additional 13 matches were played against local club and representative sides from each host nation.
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Date | 22 May 1988 – 19 July 1988 | ||||
Manager | Les Bettinson | ||||
Coach(es) | Mal Reilly | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Ellery Hanley | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | Paul Loughlin (90) | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Martin Offiah (19) | ||||
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Previous tour | 1984 | ||||
Next tour | 1990 |
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