Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26611 in DVD
• Released on: 1999-11-29
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 167 minutes

Special Features
English
Region 0
Over 100 Minutes Unseen Footage

Synopsis
LIVING WITH LIONS: THE COMPLETE STORY is a behind-the-scenes documentary following the British Lions 1997 tour of South Africa. Starting with training in England and continuing through every provincial game and test match, this sports film offers a rare glimpse inside the workings of a world-class team.

Customer Reviews

The single greatest sporting video / DVD ever made
The Lions tour that this covers was amazing to watch. They won, for a start!

But all you ever get to see on the TV is the match footage, and the occasional bland interview with a player or coach.

This, then, is stunning. Full access, behind the scenes footage, the likes of which has never been seen before. From the "comedy" moments - the playercam interviewing a young South African lady in the gym, Richard Hill cramming the best part of a whole birthday cake in his mouth; the management sessions - where the handing out of the test jerseys is a surprisingly moving moment; and the playercam waiting in its hotel room to see whether it has made the test side or not.

One word of warning - don't buy this is you're expecting a lot of actual test match footage, because it simply isn't there. This is more about the people, the work, the bonding, and the sheer glory of being a Lion.

The 'Rugby Everest' of documentories
'This is your Everest Boys' If one line ever summed up the passion, commitment and desire that a group of people had to succeed then this is it.
Whether you are a rugby fan or not this DVD really is unmissible. It shows the highs, the lows and the ecstacy of what being a British Lions meant to each and every member of the touring party. The speeches will leave you with a tear in your eye, the humour will leave you aching with laughter - it feels like a duty to own a copy!

Big hits and Big laughs
"Living with Lions" is the ultimate tale of professional sportsmen at the top of their game. From Ian McGeechan's forensic analysis of the Lions' tactics through to Keith Woods "Lord Chief Justice Fester" this documentary grabs you by the scruff of the neck and makes you feel like the 36th Lion in the party.

Anyone who feels passionate about sport should see this dvd as it encapsulates what sportsmen go through to achieve greatness in their sport. We see what the Lions' went through. The sacrifice of giving up eight weeks of your life to live in a foreign land with the press breathing down your neck. The casualties on tour - Rob Howley, Dodie Weir, Will Greenwood - through to the magical moment when the series was claimed by Jerry Guscotts boot.

For those who prefer pictures to words, this tour is summed up by two scenes. Witness Lawrence Dallaglio in the dressing room huddle, face contorted in a mixture of concentration, passion, effort, motivation and desire. Witness Keith Wood after the first test when the look of ecstasy on his face takes away all the agony and fatigue of 80 minutes putting your body on the line.

Living with Lions is a masterpiece. Anyone who coaches should use Jim Telfers' speeches as the basis for their own motivations as the man is a rock!! Buy it, you're simply missing out if you don't