Jim Telfer ‘Everest’ speech parody video urges Brits and Irish to visit Australia for Lions tour

“Now comes the hard bit. Convincing your wives to let you go.”

A parody of a famous speech by former British Lions rugby coach Jim Telfer has appeared on YouTube.

The mock video of Telfer’s expletive-heavy ‘Everest’ rallying cry from the 1997 South Africa tour launches four months before the British and Iris Lions’ tour of Australia in June.

The three-minute video, which is hosted on Tourism Australia’s YouTube channel and carries TA and Qantas branding, aims to encourage Irish and British men to travel to Australia to support their team – by convincing their wives to let them go.

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