Lions 2005 - where did it all go wrong?

RDW_Scotland wrote:There have been some interesting articles recently stemming from an interview with Sir Clive about the 2005 Lions tour.  It (slightly) eases the pain hearing him admit he got things wrong but feck me that tour was a catastrophe.

The BBC article sums things up pretty well

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40069682

"The hurt was huge. Any sensible person wouldn't have done it. But the template was right. You needed to take that many players. You do need two different teams. I think the template should have been copied.

"Did we lose a Test match because the players didn't room together? No. Did we lose the first Test because we picked Jonny ahead of Henson? No. I don't regret taking Alastair Campbell. He was fantastic. That was one of my better decisions.

'All you've done is answer every single question put to you. That's not a press conference. A press conference is about putting the message out that you want to put out. Ignore the question, just say what you want to say.