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When the Lions were truly on song

So it’s July 1977 and the beleaguered Lions, enduring one of the wettest, coldest winters on record in New Zealand and a rough ride against the Kiwis, head for Paihia up in the allegedly subtropical Bay of Islands for a few days much-needed R&R.
Having clawed their way back into the Test series with a 13-9 win at Christchurch in the second Test and fresh from a good win over Auckland they were in good spirits. Endless sleep or two days of golf, whichever you preferred, was in the offing along with copious fine wines and beers …. but of course the rain set in. What to do?
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