Summary
THE Lions have ignored the advice of their last winning manager and given their scrumhalf vacancy to Mike Blair at the expense of Welshman Dwayne Peel.
Fran Cotton, a neutral Englishman who presided over the series victory over the Springboks in 1997, had urged Ian McGeechan to pick Peel, first choice for all three Tests during the Lions' rout in New Zealand four years ago.See the full content of this document
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Lions Turn to Blair
After deliberating for more than a fortnight over filling the gap caused by Tomas O'Leary's broken ankle, McGeec...
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