Lions Tour 2013 - Jim Telfer Parody

It's nearly time for the British Isles finest Rugby players to put aside their Six Nations differences and join forces as the British and Irish Lions. Possibly the most memorable moment from the Lions 100 year plus history is not the Jeremy Guscott drop goal, the "999 call" or the spear tackle on Brian O'Driscoll but a speech by Jim Telfer. In this video for Tourism Australia, Ben Quinn and Billy painstaking recreate Telfer's legendary 1997 speech.

The video, posted on YouTube shows Jim Telfer rallying UK fans to travel down under to support their team on the British & Irish Lions Tour in June, has racked up more than 50,000 views in a week and been shared on social media by ex England captain Will Carling and former rugby union stars Brian Moore and Will Greenwood.


Director: Ben Quinn
Producer: Brenden Johnson
Agency: DDB Sydney
Editor: Billy Mead