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Groundhog Day as Lions are ambushed by Aussie ref

Brendan Gallagher looks back on the heroics and heartbreak of the 1993 Lions tour to New Zealand

THE last truly amateur tour in Lions history ended up as just about the perfect metaphor of everything that had preceded it in the previous 100 years or so. The crowds and hype were huge, the squad was essentially a happy bunch, though some overdid the socialising and drinking – subconsciously perhaps many realised it was the last hurrah – and while much of the rugby and commitment to the cause was excellent there were notable lapses in standards.
The tour featured arguably the Lions...

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