Wellington — The latest British and Irish Lions tour may have ended in a stalemate, but it reinvigorated rugby in New Zealand, enhanced the reputation of its coach and gave the world champions a timely boost in terms of their World Cup planning. Lions coach Warren Gatland had returned to his homeland with the express intent of becoming the second Lions side to win the Test series and if they dropped matches on the way so be it. The thunderous Test series however, ended locked at 1-1 after a 15-15 draw that instantaneously sucked all the electric energy out of a jam-packed Eden Park on Saturday. It was something of a letdown for the thousands in fan zones and millions watching on television. "I think both sides would feel frustrated [but] I suppose we will reflect and say given the schedule and how tough the tour was, to have come to New Zealand and drawn the series we will be pretty proud of that," Gatland said. "Everyone wrote us off and people were talking about a 3-0 whitewash. T...
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