Weakened Lions must find impact off bench

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Weakened Lions must find impact off bench
Sat, 22 Jun, 2013 - 01:00
Ronan OGara
Ronan O’Gara
An Irish rugby legend and record‑setting out‑half turned elite coach with La Rochelle. A prominent pundit known for frank, compelling, agenda-setting analysis.

Once the Test 15s were announced, the Lions 23 retreats into its own bubble and prepares for a searching gut check, one of the most forensic of their rugby lives.

Those of us on the outside kill the time parsing, guessing, analysing. And then analysing some more.

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