Rugby Union
Weight of history & pursuit of victory – why Lions still matter
In Bob Seddon’s day, they did things differently. No televised Lions squad announcement because there was no television, no first class plane travel because there were no aeroplanes.
Captain of the wide-eyed Victorians of 1888, Seddon led the first rugby team of its kind to leave these shores and head south, not yet as the British and Irish Lions, but precursors and pioneers.
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