MY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER LIONS, IRELAND, MUNSTER, SARACENS AND LEINSTER PROP

THERE are always watermarks that go through your career, whether that is with your school, getting your first pro contract, winning your first cap etc., but for me, winning the ‘97 Lions series with a group of friends in a country like South Africa, against the reigning world champions, is absolutely top of the list.
Talking to guys who’ve been on Lions tours since then, there doesn’t seem to be the same camaraderie as there was in our group. Maybe that’s because we’d all experienc...