The Breakdown If at first the Lions don’t succeed, that’s basically it for the series
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Just once since 1900 have the Lions triumphed after losing the opener – and South Africa don’t lose on successive weekends
You could write the definitive book on life and rugby based on the opening Tests of a British & Irish Lions series alone. It would cover every emotion from unthinkable glory to ashen-faced regret but one consistent thread would bind the narrative. The Lions team that contrives to lose the first Test will probably have at least four years in which to lament what might have been.
Just once since 1900 has a Lions side won a series having lost the opening rubber. That was back in 1989 in Australia when Finlay Calder’s team came back from the metaphorical dead with a little unscheduled help from David Campese and Greg Martin. In South Africa there continues to be no precedent of any description. If at first the Lions don’t succeed, that’s basically it. Continue reading...
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