CAN THE LIONS CONTINUE TO ROAR
‘WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS A PROPER LIONS TOUR, MORE GAMES TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE – 12, 13, 14 GAMES.’
LIONS LEGEND WILLIE JOHN MCBRIDE
What does it mean to play for the British & Irish Lions? It’s a question that can be hard for players to answer, to articulate the feeling of being part of the legendary touring side.
“It’s like me describing to you what a food tastes like, but you have never tasted the food,” says England prop Kyle Sinckler.
“Or what a colour looks like and you have never seen the colour. It’s hard to find words in the English language to describe how special it is to put on that jersey. It is the pinnacle.”
It’s also unique – four traditional rivals coming together to travel to the other side of the world and take on the best of the southern hemisphere. Willie John McBride, that most famous of Lions, sums it up perfectly: “It’s one of the most remarkable concepts in sport.”
But can that concept survive another
