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Jul 14
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Do the Lions call ups prove the tours do...

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It's the week of the first test between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions!


Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are in Brisbane to look ahead to the match. They ask whether the tour matches have adequately prepared the Lions for the series. Plus, what do the latest call-ups tell us about the modern tour? Do they devalue the brand or show the midweek matches between tests need to be a thing of the past?


Plus, Will chats to Justin Harrison and Owen Finegan to look back on 2001 when Australia beat the Lions.


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