CATHERINE SPENCER

FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN

Lion kings: Danny Grewcock and Jason Leonard after the first Test win in Brisbane 2001
PICTURE: Getty Images

There is something incredibly special about a Lions tour. I will never forget standing outside a bar in Sydney 2001 singing Bread of Heaven followed by Molly Malone and Flower of Scotland.
Belting out Swing Low with my Welsh friend, in shock that he was joining in with such enthusiasm and gusto while not applying the standard rude words. Such a unifying experience.
All this while knowing that the boys we were supporting had ...