Battling the Lions: Touring in numbers

1950
60 - Age of Taff Davies, the baggage man with the British team.
5.5 hours - Time taken to fly the team from Dunedin to Auckland.
10 per cent - Increase in power consumption nationwide during the two hours of the third test at Athletic Park.
30 minutes - Time taken to book out the main stand at Eden Park for the fourth test.
58km - Distance cycled by 11-year-old Paul Grant, to Rotorua to see the Lions.

1959
16 - The number of pipes the Lions honorary secretary, Ossie Glasgow, brought on tour.
3 full days each Lion calculated he spent signing autograph books sent to them during the tour.
$1040 - The best day's collect at the races for flanker and keen punter Haydn Morgan.
53 per cent of Lions tries were converted.

1966
1000 - Lapel badges brought out by Lions team - demand exceeded supply.
3 Lions were involved in a charity match in Wellington to raise money for the widow of a club player who died during a game.
5-1/2 size boots David Watkins struggled to find in Auckland for his tiny feet.
$73 - The replacement cost of a boy's bike crushed by a horse ridden by Mike Campbell- Lamerton in Westport.
100 letters a day from fans.
1.6km - The length of the Mooloo parade in Hamilton before the Waikato game.

Touring