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OnDoutside

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5. Of course, but given that the Lions is essentially a scratch side, and had so little time to prepare

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 15, 2017, 09:58 AM

Jul 2017

then drawing the series in NZ is a remarkable achievement.

That's aside from my own misgivings about the long term career prospects of players who go on the tour, and then do not give their bodies enough time to recover before the next season starts.

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New Zealand 21 - British and Irish Lions 24 [View all] T_i_B Jul 2017 OP

Mako was a lucky boy himself, to only get a yellow. 14 men OnDoutside Jul 2017 #1

Series ended in a draw! T_i_B Jul 2017 #2

Yes, a moral victory for the Lions. OnDoutside Jul 2017 #3

I suspect both sides would have preferred an actual victory T_i_B Jul 2017 #4

Of course, but given that the Lions is essentially a scratch side, and had so little time to prepare OnDoutside Jul 2017 #5