'We knew what we had to get done' - Finn Russell hails calm Lions' reaction
THE PRIDE: British & Irish Lions star Finn Russell with his daughter Charlie. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
It was the last-minute Hugo Keenan try that will live long in British & Irish Lions lore but Finn Russell’s huge touch-finding kick 30 minutes prior to that game-deciding play deserves its place in the telling of this epic second Test with Australia.
The sheer drama of that Keenan try naturally gripped the 90,307 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the Lions secured the series by going 2-0 over the Wallabies. After all, it completed a record-breaking comeback for the tourists in Test matches, Andy Farrell’s men coming from 23-5 down to snatch it at the death and take the lead for the first time in an enthralling rollercoaster contest.
