Finn Russell, the fly-half, was asked in press questions whether he’d like to play the third Test, and of course he said yes. He also wore the beatific smile of a man with a dream fulfilled, and a garland around his neck of paper roses and little chocolate bars gifted to him by the family of Lions and Scotland team-mate Sione Tuipulotu.

"This is a mammoth undertaking when you consider transporting a playing squad and backroom team to and from the southern hemisphere, and then around the touring country itself," says Day, the team's ...

“See what you guys are making me miss out on!” the captain remarked as his teammates worked through an array of celebratory standards, Robbie Williams, Neil Diamond and The Pogues given the karaoke t...