THE giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind the most successful tours. Whether it was Willie John McBride in 1971 (New Zealand) and 1974 (South Africa), Wade Dooley in 1989 (Australia), Martin Johnson in 1997 (South Africa), and Paul O’Connell and Alun-Wyn Jones in 2013 (Australia), locks have been highly influential with their leadership.
There is every reason to believe that the inspirational force generated by the second row men will be equally influential as the British & Irish commando head for New Zealand aga...