As the game has gone professional over the last 25 years we have still managed to hold on to a Lions tour and if anything it’s got even bigger and better and former English prop David Flatman makes a very interesting point on The XV ahead of the first test on Saturday against the Springboks in Cape Town.
READ MORE: These fans slam Tottenham’s ‘disgusting’ new away kit – with ‘elite’ version priced at whopping £105
Join @DavidFlatman and his special guests @Hambofoundation @Paul_OConnell, @EmilyScarratt live on the Lions app for @VodafoneUK Lions Live tomorrow at 6pm, as they discuss all things #LionsRugby, ahead of Saturday's Test match #UniteThePride
— British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) July 22, 2021
“Can anyone reasonably expect the Aussies to field five or six savage Super Rugby teams in the build-up to the test series to really hammer in to and prepare the Lions?”
“Will it be a Lions tour for the ages, one during which we see every player pushed to his limit and given hell before the career-defining days arrive? Right now, it seems unlikely.
“As counter-intuitive as it may sound, I’d love to see the French included in Australia. Not in Lions selection, of course, but as opposition.
“Bring in a fully loaded Tonga, Fiji and Samoa too, as proper opposition. One match versus each of the South Sea Islands and one or two against France, and you’d be talking about a globally-engaging rugby happening.”