Everyone has seen the behind-the-scenes footage from the 1997 tour of South Africa. Winning that series made it an amazing tour – but the brutal honesty is that if we had not won that series I would have a different reflection.
It wouldn’t have been as great as I think it is now. We play this game hard and as far as we can, but mainly it’s to win. I’ve been on the losing end with the guys in 1993 in New Zealand so I know how it feels.
This group hasn’t experienced the Lions tour as completely as they would normally and I just hope that the players that will be available for the Australia tour in 2025 won’t be off.
Hopefully, this has made them want it more, so they can experience a Lions tour in its totality.
There always going to be what-ifs and maybes, and small regrets. The players won’t be thinking about that now, it’s about getting home as quickly as they can via ten days quarantine, which isn’t the greatest thing to look forward to after losing such a close match, and series.
In all three Tests, there were big momentum swingers and when it comes to the analysis later down the line, the Lions will likely look at those kicks to touch before halftime when three points were on offer.
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