Warrior workout hardens Horgan

DEFENSIVE coach Mike Ford gave a hint of it and Shane Horgan confirmed the point: Lions training sessions are intense.

Ford, on the midweek British & Irish Lions coaching team as result of his work transforming Ireland into a force to be reckoned with on the D-line, was describing a defensive workout this week on how to counteract the slick off-loading of the New Zealanders.

He revealed the session had become so intense that head coach Clive Woodward had to intervene to cool things down.