Probyn blames Woodward for tour flop

Former England prop Jeff Probyn has absolved the Lions’ players of blame following the humiliating whitewash by New Zealand and insisted Sir Clive Woodward’s tactics meant the tour was doomed from the start.

Three successive Test maulings ensured the cream of British and Irish rugby was taught a humbling lesson by the mighty All Blacks, the clear favourites for the 2007 World Cup.