IT WAS interesting to see the eight-game schedule for the British & Irish Lions tour. Five warm-up games is more than enough to prepare for a brutal three-match series against the world champions Springboks.
From the moment they get off the plane and get into the first warm-up game against the Stormers it will feel like a full-blooded international.
Playing against provincial sides in South Africa is much more physical than playing your average PRO14 or Premiership fixture.
In the professional era players play so many games that it takes a massive toll on the body. So I th...