Lions need to grasp the fact they’re on brink of something exceptional

Donal Lenihan breaks down three monumental challenges facing the Lions...
Lions need to grasp the fact they’re on brink of something exceptional

1. Beating the weight of history

You just know how big this contest is out here when they categorise tomorrow’s third and final Test as the biggest game New Zealand have played since the 2011 World Cup final at the same venue. The pressure was such that day against France that it almost suffocated the All Blacks.

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