Tourists seek missing formula

PAUL O’CONNELL is desperate to find a way to transfer his British & Irish Lions form on the training field to the pitch before the three-Test series with the Springboks starts in two weeks’ time.

For the second Saturday running the Munster skipper was left “disappointed” at his side’s performance. First, it was the uninspiring 37-25 opening win over the Royal XV and then Saturday’s two-point triumph over the Free State Cheetahs.

With the fixtures getting harder and harder as the first test in Durban on June 20 rapidly approaches, O’Connell wants his players to find the formula that will allow them to transfer their form in training to more convincing performances on the playing field.