Episode 19 - Robert Jones MBE | The 1989 Lions, the “99 Call” & Life at the Highest Level of Elite Rugby
Few rugby tours have achieved the legendary status of the 1989 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
It was a tour defined by incredible rugby, huge personalities and some of the most brutal physical confrontations the gamehas ever witnessed.
At the centre of it was the now-famous “99 call” — the Lions’ signal for coordinated retaliation that sparked one of the most infamous moments in rugby history.
And right in the middle of that extraordinary series was Welsh scrum-half Robert Jones, locked in a fascinating battle with Australia’s Nick Farr-Jones.
Two outstanding playmakers. Two…
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