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Bentley is king of my Lions bolters

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at the proud history of Lions bolters coming up fast on the rails

As far as I can determine the term “bolter” was originally an Australian equine expression used to describe a horse that unexpectedly wins at long odds – as in “Bloody hell, mate, where did that bolter come from?” – and that is certainly how it is used in rugby circles in Lions seasons.
Who can bag a place in the tour party rather against the odds and expectations?
The textbook Lions bolter is probably the uncapped player, a long shot who comes from so far back that ...

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