DIFFERENT STARTING SIDE
Lions bank on order emerging from training ground ‘chaos’
Wellington — The British and Irish Lions hope training ground "chaos" will bring about the improvement they need to beat world champions the All Blacks in the three-Test series, backs coach Rob Howley said on Tuesday. The Lions face the Blues in their second tour match on Wednesday and will be desperate to put down a marker after a laboured 13-7 victory over a New Zealand Barbarians side made up largely of semiprofessionals last weekend. Howley, an assistant coach on the last two Lions tours, said the key to the success of the campaign would be in getting the players to the point where they are able to make good decisions on the fly. "It’s a work in progress," the Welshman said. "While we’re obviously still working on our foundations, we want to have a framework whereby players have the ability to play what’s in front of them. "Rugby is dictated by speed of ball, by numbers in the defensive line, and it’s important we are able to adapt and play what we see.
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