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For more insight into how Chinese travellers are experiencing Europe, this New Yorker story guides readers from start to finish of the new Grand Tour.
BBC: Chinese tourists pave a new route across Europe
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Carter is one of 17 players in the current squad who also featured on the last grand slam tour in 2005, only the second time a New Zealand party had beaten England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on the same tour, following the successful 1978 All Blacks.
BBC: Carter eyes 'grand slam' send-off
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Thompson was on the bench for Northampton's Heineken Cup win in 2000, and he won the 2003 Six Nations Grand Slam with England and was selected for the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand.
BBC: Injury forces Thompson to retire
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Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France and Andy Murray won the Tennis Grand Slam in New York.
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On an All Blacks post-Grand Slam tour to Milan, New Zealand wing Joe Rokocoko backed the idea of Italy forming a super club to play in the Magners League and Heineken Cup.
BBC: Italians may join Magners League
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Henson, a Grand Slam winner in 2005 and 2008, was a Lions Test player on the 2005 tour of New Zealand.
BBC: Gavin Henson can make 2013 Lions tour - Andy Irvine