Lions 2013: The Bits We Loved The Most

by Brendan Bradford – And that’s that. Twelve years of build-up and anticipation, all over in a few short weeks, three glorious Test matches and seven historic tour games. The first two Tests had their ups and downs but neither failed to deliver on excitement and intensity, while the third was something else entirely. For 60-minutes in front of 83,702 red-shirt or yellow pith-hat wearing fans it was a genuinely outstanding contest. Then the Lions, working off a dominant set-piece and with Player of the Series Leigh Halfpenny running the show, surged away for a 41-16 win and a first series victory in 16-years. Here are the bits from the tour that we loved the most.
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