Welsh legend Gareth Thomas talks about the Lions taking on New Zealand

The build-up to the Lions tour to New Zealand has been gathering pace with each passing day. Following Warren Gatland's squad announcement last week, much debate has gone into the players who made, and those who didn't. Understandably, a lot of this debate has come from the British and Irish media, but the Lions tour has generated huhe hype in New Zealand. There's probably no other nation in the world that is more passionate about the Lions than the Kiwis. They have a particular joy in receiving them since they have only been defeated in the series once, in 1971. But much like when they hoste…