Conor Murray hails ‘red-hot competition’ within Lions squad for Test place

The Lions face a gruelling schedule in New Zealand and the Ireland scrum-half believes ‘it’s going to be a hell of a few weeks’, with spots in the starting XV up for grabsA rugby tour to New Zealand is a bittersweet pleasure for every player. There is nowhere better to test yourself but no more painful place on earth to lose. This applies every bit as much to the provincial matches as the looming Test series. Woe betide any naive Lions anticipating a low-key midweek hit-out against uninterested Kiwi opposition before the serious stuff begins.Even a cursory glance at the 2017 itinerary induces …