Rhys Webb of intrigue as Lions set for collision

"Being in the bubble” is something rugby players talk about a lot, the protective blanket that separates them from the outside world and allows them to focus on that other familiar soundbite “controlling the controllables”.

Saracens call their particular cocoon “the iron dome”, and given their dominance in Europe the past two seasons they could call it Shirley and no-one would complain.

Ospreys, Wales and Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb is different, though.