The All Blacks will go into Saturday’s deciding third Test against the British & Irish Lions at Eden Park as favourites‚ but they have seldom been under so much pressure. The Lions’ series was supposed to be a straightforward coronation of the All Blacks’ status as the greatest rugby team ever. Instead the series has turned into a dogfight that has made the mighty All Blacks appear human after years of supreme dominance.

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