EXCLUSIVE Sir Clive Woodward: These are my 50 greatest Lions players of all time - who claims top spot?
As they were then, the Lions remain rugby's greatest team. I love everything it represents, with players from the four Home Nations coming together to form a common bond once every four years against the best of the southern hemisphere.
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