In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa.

The Lions drew the test series against South Africa, each team winning two of the four matches.

The Lions lost their opening fixture against Western Transvaal and were also beaten by Eastern Province and Border later in the tour.

Jack Siggins had the honour of being invited, by the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA), officially to open the newly constructed RFUEA Ground at Ngong Road in Nairobi just prior to the Lions last match of that tour against East Africa.

There is a frequently repeated urban legend[1][2] that Idi Amin (later to become the infamous military dictator of Uganda) was selected as a replacement by East Africa for their match against the 1955 British Lions.