Peter Jackson: Lions backs fail to score a try - how did it come to this?

The Lions fell short because their backs were never given any ammunition until Finn Russell fired up his arsenal. (AP Photo/Halden Krog)

Amid the blizzard of stats blowing over the strangest of series, one stands out like the sorest of thumbs and yet nobody has dared mention it, least of all the Lions.

They spent circa €5m hiring the best players and coaches only to finish up failing to do something that would have been taken for granted by their legions of fans. For the first time in more than half a century, the Lions completed a Test series without a single try from anyone behind the scrum.