Emotional Tadhg Furlong he ‘doesn't want it to end' after series win vs Australia that is ‘closing book on Lions career'
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The Lions beat Australia to win the Test series with a game to spare
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Tadhg Furlong had an emotional interview with Sky Sports afterwards
It was Furlong's third tour with the Lions, having featured in 2017 and 2021.
Speaking to
Sky
Sports, the Leinster prop admitted this
summer
's tour may well be his last.
And it is for that reason that he doesn't want it to end.
The 32-year-old commented: "It is a little bit emotional.
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"The Lions has played a massive part in my career. Not so much me as a person but definitely as a
rugby
player.
"It's shaped the way I play the game or think about the game. It's a mad one.
"I know this Lions tour is going to be me kind of closing the book on the Lions and I don't want it to end.
"It's a great group. It's a special thing being a Lion.
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"We have a week left to enjoy it but I don't want it to end, as much as I want to go home and see my
family
."
Compared to their straightforward win in the opening Test, the Lions had to
work
hard to take the second and the Test series outright.
Australia 26 British and Irish Lions 29- Historic Test series whitewash on the cards as Lions complete epic comeback
While
Australia
bounced back to
race
into a 23-5 lead.
An enthralling opening half concluded with Tom Curry and Huw Jones touching down to peg the lead back to 23-17 at the break.
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And further tries from
Ireland
duo
Head coach
"We started with back-to-back penalties and yellow cards, and it really cost us on the scoreboard.
"But we found a way back into the game, and that gave us confidence heading into the second half. And, wow - what a finish!
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"When we were able to build pressure, we rolled pretty nicely. Every time we got into the 22, we came away with something.
"We had solid belief at half-time and knew we could win if we controlled our discipline."
And Keenan said: "You don't really think of these things - with my try-scoring
record
, I was probably the least likely!
"I'm absolutely delighted. It came off the back of countless phases of hard work from the lads.
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"It was a pretty cool moment - one I'll definitely savour."
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