WATCH: Sir Ian McGeechan on what it means too be a Lion

British and Irish Lions

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Saturday, 03 June 2017 at 17:36

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The British & Irish Lions began their six-week tour of New Zealand this morning in their opening game against the Provincial Barbarians.

Although the performance wasn't too great, this AWESOME promo video featuring Lions legend Sir Ian McGeechan certainly made the spine tingle.

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JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.

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