THE Lions having been the only game in town since the end of the domestic season, it would have been nigh impossible for the countless thousands absorbed in the series to keep track of so many late substitutions elsewhere.
A trio of Welsh forwards – Dillon Lewis, Wyn Jones and Ollie Griffiths – won caps as last-minute reinforcements against Tonga at Eden Park. They were not the only ones to fly in under the radar.
Australia’s newest scrum half, Joe Powell, made a 79th minute appearance against Italy in Brisbane as did Zebre tighthead Pietro Ceccarelli. Munster centre Rory ...