LIONS' SHARE OF TALENT IS IN WALES

By Andrew Baldock, PA Sport Rugby Union Correspondent Lions head coach Ian McGeechan and manager Gerald Davies will conduct media briefings in London, Edinburgh and Dublin next week to offer their thoughts on the autumn Test series. One imagines they might start with this offering: "Thank heaven for Wales." As a Welshman, they are fairly easy words to write, but we are not talking here about the stunning natural beauty of Snowdonia, the breathtaking Pembrokeshire coast or snow-topped Brecon Beacons. No, it's another national treasure - the Wales rugby team. Okay, before someone chimes up with "you only sing when you're winning," let's look at the evidence. Wales actually lost two of their three November internationals against the Tri-Nations giants, going down to world champions South Africa and world leaders New Zealand... [read full story]                    

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