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Size didn’t matter in 1971, just pure ability

PETER JACKSON

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW
When they line up for the first Test, the Lions’ backs will be three inches taller on average than their historic predecessors of 1971 and almost three stone heavier.
The most striking example of how the Lions have grown, albeit not necessarily for the better, revolves round the half backs as they were then and are now: Gareth Edwards and Barry John versus Conor Murray and Owen Farrell or Johnny Sexton.
Take the scrum halves. Edwards in 1971 stood 5ft 8in and weighed in at under 13 stone. Murray is six inches taller and two stone heavier. John...

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