Ireland trio Jack Conan, Jamison Gibson-Park and Hugo Keenan show their delight after the Lions’ series win in Melbourne on Saturday. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Rúaidhrí O’Connor in Melbourne
Yesterday at 21:00
Last Tuesday, Andy Farrell dimmed the lights in the Lions’ team room and it descended into a hush. Gary Keegan, the Lions’ performance coach, pressed play and Katie Taylor appeared on screen with a message for the squad.
When Jack Conan looked up at the scoreboard at the MCG and saw that the Wallabies had opened up a 23-5 lead after 31 minutes, he heard the words of his fellow Bray native in his head.