Henry Pollock: Lions selection beckons if he stands tall in Dublin
Phil Dowson has been watching a documentary on the compelling story of the 2004 Boston Red Sox and how they rebounded from a galling defeat by the New York Yankees the previous year to shock their arch-rivals and then lift the 'Curse of the Bambino' by winning the World Series. It was Boston's first championship since trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920.
The Northampton Saints director of rugby has been showing clips to his team because there are parallels that can be drawn between the Red Sox slaying the big-spending giants from New York and the challenge facing Saints on Saturday, when they meet Leinster again in the semi-final of the Champions Cup, having lost narrowly to them in Dublin 12 months ago
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