Rugby Reloaded #121 - 50 Years Since the Lions won the Ashes (or, why the Poms Don't Win Anymore)

Saturday 4 July marked the 50th anniversary of the last time the Great Britain Lions won the rugby league Ashes. This week's episode looks back at the tour which summed up all the political tensions and latent hostilities that exploded between Britain and Australia in the 1960s - and then asks perhaps the most important question in rugby league: why can't the Poms beat the Aussies anymore?

You can see the highlights of the 1970 Ashes series here. Phil Clarke and Stephen Owen at Sky Sports also carried a wonderful interview the great Johnny Whiteley about coaching the 1970 Lions - interspersed with random comments by me - on their Golden Point Vodcast.