Henry: soft fixtures didn’t help Lions cause

ALL BLACKS coach Graham Henry believes soft provincial fixtures have contributed to the Lions’ poor performances in the test series.
Fri, 08 Jul, 2005 - 01:00
Simon Lewis

The British and Irish side have been thrashed in the first two tests in the three-test series, going down 21-3 in Christchurch two weeks ago and 48-18 in Wellington last Saturday.

The All Blacks are keen to complete a clean sweep in Saturday night’s third test at Auckland’s Eden Park with Henry saying they are “taking the test very seriously“.

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