OVERWHELMING UNDERDOGS
Swys de Bruin’s Lions need miracles he believes in
Lions coach Swys de Bruin will be praying for divine intervention when his charges embark on a journey many regard as "mission impossible". They will travel to Christchurch and square up against the most garlanded team in the competition’s history in the Crusaders‚ who are red-hot favourites to win an unprecedented ninth title. The Crusaders breezed through the league stages with ease and are on a 14-match unbeaten run after easily beating the Hurricanes in the semifinals. The Crusaders are yet to lose a knock-out match on home soil and are laden with established and emerging All Blacks. The Cantabrians have won eight of the 12 finals in which they have featured.
As for the Lions‚ who lost in the last two finals‚ the first in wet and windy Wellington and in 2017 on home soil against the Crusaders‚ the odds are as long as their journey. They boarded a flight to Sydney on Monday before connecting onward to Christchurch‚ a venue at which the Crusaders are yet to lose a knock-out ...
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