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Shane Williams It would have to be the third Test in South Africa in 2009. I didn’t feature in the first Test and only briefly in the second, so to win, score two tries and be named man of the match made it a good end to the tour.

Martin Johnson It’s got to be winning the series in 1997. It’s not just because we won but because of the way the team played. I think we really surprised them; they didn’t think we were quite as good as we were – in fact, I don’t think we realised we were quite as good as we were.

Gavin Hastings Probably the second Test victory in New Zealand 24 years ago when we really were up against it in terms of keeping the tour together. The fact that we beat the All Blacks by a record score – 20-7 – is something to be proud of.

Paul O’connell Winning the last Test in South Africa in 2009. I was involved in 2005 and people were questioning whether there was any value in the Lions. We had played some great rugby in the first two Tests in ’09 but we still lost them, so to go to Johannesburg and to finally get a win was a big moment. Rory Underwood scores in Wellington, 1993 “After the try, Brian He Moore was flicking Vs at Kiwi fans, who threw beer cans at him. picked one up, slugged it back and chucked it into the stand.” Alun Wyn Jones in South Africa, 2009 “Alun Wyn is incredibly hard, incredibly committed. His fitness levels mean that he can play, and train, at such a non-stop pace.”

Mike Phillips. He was one of those classic Lions stories, in that probably every Irish player hated Mike before that tour, and after it they all loved him.

PO The few days after the second Test loss in South Africa. We got a lot of things right but still, after that we were 2-0 down. The Lions celebrate winning the for each other, it’s as simple as that.

could be bothered – and he could be bothered a lot of the time.

PO Alun Wyn Jones. A great guy, an incredibly hard, incredibly committed player. He is super fit, but not mad into the gym. His fitness levels mean that he can play, and train, at such a non-stop pace.