{"id":27840,"date":"2025-07-27T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27840\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:05:07","slug":"jack-conan-reveals-video-from-katie-taylor-inspired-lions-before-second-test-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27840\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Conan reveals video from Katie Taylor inspired Lions before second Test win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Conan has revealed that an inspiring video from Irish boxing great Katie Taylor helped the British and Irish Lions find the resilience needed to close out their series against Australia.<\/p>\n

Taylor, an Olympic gold medal winner and current undisputed world super lightweight champion, sent the good luck message to Andy Farrell\u2019s squad in the build-up to Saturday\u2019s second Test at Melbourne Cricket Club.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old\u2019s words on the ability to dig deep turned out to be prophetic as the Lions emerged 29-26 winners after fighting back from an 18-point deficit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe video was unbelievably poignant and powerful. It spoke about being prepared to win with skill, but also being ready to win by will,\u201d said Ireland number eight Conan, who like Taylor hails from Bray in County Wicklow.<\/p>\n

History made \ud83e\udd81#Lions2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sZvIb7jyTn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThat was something that was massively summed up in the game because we were not at our best at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s huge because she comes from the town I\u2019m from. I\u2019m incredibly proud of where I come from and I know Katie is as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s gone on to achieve incredible feats in the boxing world. To be such a superstar, incredibly humble and driven is something that we leant on as well because we knew that Australia are a hugely proud nation and they showed it in spades.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone loved it, even the English and the Scottish boys and the Welsh boy \u2013 it resonated with everyone. It was unbelievably poignant, it was class. It really hit home for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HugoHugo Keenan scored the winning try (David Davies\/PA)<\/p>\n

It took a beautifully-taken try by Hugo Keenan with 51 seconds remaining to separate the rivals in one of the greatest Lions matches ever played. Remarkably, Keenan\u2019s touchdown was the first time they led in the match.<\/p>\n

Conan admits that victory tastes all the sweeter for having been taken to the wire as Australia raised their game to a whole new level a week after starting the series with a whimper in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were not at our best by any measure, but physically the lads dug in unbelievably well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Full time scenes in Melbourne \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd81#Lions2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0WYH2c146D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was disappointing how we played, but we played for 80 minutes. Hugo getting over the line in the last minute was just unbelievable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t my best game. A lot of us weren\u2019t at the races at all, but we stuck in there. You can\u2019t fault the effort.\u00a0 I thought the defensive sets we put in, just whacking people and just staying in there, was unbelievable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that will go down in history. They won\u2019t be writing the history books about how s*** we were, but they\u2019ll say that we won and that\u2019s all that matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s over the moon. To be part of a Lions winning series team is incredibly special. The celebrations in the changing room wouldn\u2019t have been the same if we\u2019d won by 20.\u201d<\/p>\n