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Lions and Baa-baas lined up for Twickenham

By PETER JACKSON

Backing: Jason Leonard

THE Lions are planning to play the Barbarians at Twickenham for the first time since the Gareth Edwards-Phil Bennett era more than 40 years ago.
The Rugby Paper understands that the fixture is being backed by Lions chairman Jason Leonard as an ideal send-off immediately before the three-Test series against South Africa at the end of next season.
The shrinking of the tour to an all-time low of eight matches squeezed into five weeks gives the Baa-baas’ proposal a significance far beyond that of a mere money-making venture.
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