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    BORIS STARLING

    Jun 24, 2021 3 minutes

    BIG GAME HUNTING

    “This is your Everest.” These four words are seared on the soul of every Lions fan. They were growled by Jim Telfer, the Hawick headmaster who was assistant coach on the 1997 tour to South Africa. His audience were the forwards who were about to take on the feared Springbok pack, and his words resonated because they articulated two wider truths: that the Lions are special, and that their tours to South Africa, the latest of which kicks off in Johannesburg on 3rd July, are the

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