By JON NEWCOMBE
CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards, according to his former Munster coach Ian Costello.
From Edwards’ rifled reverse pass for Phil Bennett’s drop-goal in the record third Test win over South Africa in ’74, to Matt Dawson’s dummied pass and try in the ’97 series win over the Boks, some of the Lions’ most iconic moments have come from the No.9s.
But in terms of all-round scrum-halves to have worn the red jersey, Costello believes Murray tops the lot after his superb...