Byrne basks in glory of life with Lions

SHANE BYRNE is loving every minute of this. After helping to get the Lions tour back on track by playing a starring role in the 23-6 victory over Wellington on Wednesday, he is basking in one of his finest hours.

“For God’s sake, stop, why wouldn’t you be? I’d like to say this is a dream come true but it’s not because I never even dreamt I’d be in the Lions, so this is just absolutely fantastic,” Byrne said.

“I’ve just won a game wearing a Lions jersey so it doesn’t get much better than this.