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Lions back row has become a big concern

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen usually makes a point of talking about team performance, seldom picking out individuals but last night he made an exception, extolling the virtues of captain, Kieran Read, after a virtuoso performance that sank the Lions.
The Lions thought they might have an edge in the back row, with Taulupe Faletau, Sean O’Brien and their captain on the day, Peter O’Mahony, putting in a superb performance against the Maoris last week – but they were totally outplayed as Read, returning from more than a month out, inspired New Zealand to what was, in the...

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