By NEALE HARVEY
GEORGE Kruis admits being dropped by the Lions was hard to take but insists lessons from the three-Test series against New Zealand will stand both him and England in good stead.
Saracens enforcer Kruis overcame multiple injury setbacks to earn a place on the tour and then start the first Test in Auckland. However, a lacklustre display in a 30-15 defeat saw him dumped by head coach Warren Gatland, who replaced him with clubmate Maro Itoje.
Kruis failed to make the bench in Tests two and three with Courtney Lawes selected instead, but the 27- year-old has quickly come to terms...