DANIEL GALLAN
SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN

Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The Ireland and Munster stalwart, and veteran of two previous Lions tours, was handed the reins following the shoulder injury to Alun Wyn Jones. Naturally, given the circumstances, Murray was still coming to grips with this great honour. He was not alone.
Across braais, bar stools and bowls of biltong, South African rugby pundits and punters were in a similar state of surprise. It’s not that the 32- year-old scrum-half is disresp...