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Best Lions XV 1989 to date (yes, there are Sotsmen in it. And a pacific islander.)
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<blockquote data-quote="Blachernaecastle" data-source="post: 998423" data-attributes="member: 84077"><p>Anything eating away at the Lions concept is a bad thing. They are an endangered species. What a loss that would be.</p><p></p><p>And: It takes time for the Lions to reach cruising altitude. In 2005 the bicycle could not really be picked up. The Auckland victory came too late to resurrect anything. In 1997 the groundswell of the provincial games was extremely positive (despite the one loss.) A rites-of-passage for that squad that got results.</p><p></p><p>To reinforce this point: Saving Springboks closer to the tests is something that does no good to either the Lions nor the hosts. (Despite successes like in the case of a weakened Wellington in 2017.) So I do agree with the scepticsm voiced above. </p><p></p><p>It is only three tests nowadays not four. So gloves off for both sides selectionwise in all games. Don't mind if a quasi fourth or fifth test resulted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blachernaecastle, post: 998423, member: 84077"] Anything eating away at the Lions concept is a bad thing. They are an endangered species. What a loss that would be. And: It takes time for the Lions to reach cruising altitude. In 2005 the bicycle could not really be picked up. The Auckland victory came too late to resurrect anything. In 1997 the groundswell of the provincial games was extremely positive (despite the one loss.) A rites-of-passage for that squad that got results. To reinforce this point: Saving Springboks closer to the tests is something that does no good to either the Lions nor the hosts. (Despite successes like in the case of a weakened Wellington in 2017.) So I do agree with the scepticsm voiced above. It is only three tests nowadays not four. So gloves off for both sides selectionwise in all games. Don't mind if a quasi fourth or fifth test resulted. [/QUOTE]
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