Jeremy Thrush: opening Lions Test the only chance of win against All Blacks
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• Former All Blacks lock says hosts could be ‘a bit cold at the start’• Lions need to play to their traditional strengths, adds ThrushGloucester’s former New Zealand lock Jeremy Thrush believes the only way the Lions will win the series against the All Blacks is by playing traditional northern hemisphere rugby, dominating the set-pieces and driving mauls.The 32-year old Thrush, who won 11 caps between 2013 and 2015, is expecting New Zealand to win the series 3-0, as they did in 2005, unless the Lions manage to exploit any rustiness in the World Cup holders in the opening Test. Related: Dan Big…





