Great Game & Great Result

The final Lions test gave us what we wanted - restored pride! The result came from what was clearly a superb spirit running throughout the squad. You have to take your hat off to the coaching team to take players from four countries and mould them into a team in short a short space of time. As a schoolboy I remember listening on the radio in the middle of the night to the test matches on the 71 Lions tour of New Zealand, when my hero at that time, David Duckham was playing. Then tours were much longer which gave more time for a team to come together. That the Lions did so well after a handful of games and at the end of a tiring season is a tribute to all involved. It's important for the Lions concept, unique in professional sport today, to keep going. Looking forward to the next tour in four years time!