Roberts: Lions can still win series

Jamie Roberts insisted the 2009 British and Irish Lions are capable of making history by coming back from 1-0 down to win the Test series against South Africa.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2009 - 20:02

Jamie Roberts insisted the 2009 British and Irish Lions are capable of making history by coming back from 1-0 down to win the Test series against South Africa.

No Lions team has ever won a series in South Africa having lost the first Test and Ian McGeechan’s men have a mountain to climb if they are to become the first.

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