Conor Murray relishing ‘rollercoaster’ on ‘Lions tour that has had everything’

Murray was named to start this Saturday’s second Lions Test, his fourth at nine for the Lions and seventh Test appearance in three tours

Conor Murray during a Lions gym session. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

It takes a lot to knock Conor Murray off his stride but even he admits this summer’s British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa has been a “rollercoaster”.

The Munster and Ireland scrum-half, a veteran of the 2013 and 2017 Lions tours to Australia and New Zealand respectively, was widely regarded to be nailed on as the Test number nine for the series against the Springboks, a perception underscored by Warren Gatland’s decision to name him tour captain when Alun Wyn Jones was ruled out of the tour after dislocating his shoulder in the pre-tour game against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26.