But there was one man who still stood out

Dynamic: Peter Winterbottom makes a break during the second Test

The Lions may have been swatted away 4-0 in the Test series but their blond English flanke Peter Winterbottom managed to shine in adversity and even earned a nomination as one of the five New Zealand Rugby Almanac players of the year.
The Kiwis were already Winterbottom fans having clocked him playing for Hawke’s Bay the previous season when the adventurous Yorkshire flanker had taken himself off to New Zealand for a season to further his career.
“England had a pretty poor Five Nations that year – one draw...

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