Lions skipper Maro Itoje has set his sights on claiming a clear sweep of Take a look at wins over the Wallabies, however solely after savouring them securing a sequence win with a 29-26 victory in Melbourne.
The Lions made historical past after getting back from 23-5 all the way down to win the sequence with a controversial last-minute Hugo Keenan attempt on the MCG, with a sport to spare.
The England and Saracens lock says that Lions boss Andy Farrell set them the objective of going unbeaten in Australia, however that he’s decided to get pleasure from successful the second Take a look at earlier than occupied with the ultimate sport in Sydney.
“Once we first met in London or Dublin, Huge Faz made the decision that he needed us to return out right here and win the whole lot. Don’t get me incorrect, we’re completely delighted with the end result tonight.
“However we wish to go once more subsequent week. It’s surreal – these are one of many moments in your life that you’ll cherish. It will reside lengthy within the reminiscence.
“Often in sport, you have to move on to the next thing and focus on what’s next and the next challenge. No doubt we will do that after tonight’s celebration, but every now and again it’s right to savour the moment.
“It means the world, but I am just delighted for everyone involved. It’s been a massive squad effort. It has always been the goal to get to this result on tour. This is what dreams are made of,” he said.
Itoje is quick to point out that there was no panic among the Lions players, even though at 23-5 down it looked like the game was going to slip through their fingers.
“The gist of it was our ill-discipline, our lack of composure, or our inaccuracy was leading to their positive outcomes. The key is to focus on the next passage of play. That way, you mentally get yourself back into the game.
“So once we got that far behind, the message was: this is where we are at the moment, let’s just focus on the next passage of play and start to build ourselves back in,” added Itoje.
