The Lions tours owe their place in rugby folklore to one simple fact.
Nothing is simple‚ straight forward or easy. In fact‚ the degree of difficulty and the challenges are as varied as they are steep.
He has players from four different rugby nations to select from, but appeasing and placating aren't priorities and from time to time he has to crack the whip. “We couldn’t have asked for more from the players so far‚” said the coach. “They’ve all put their hands up and made picking a starting XV incredibly difficult. In truth‚ we would have been happy with any number of different combinations across the 23‚ however‚ we’re very pleased with the side we’ve settled on.”
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