The Lions scrum-half played for Rassie Erasmus at Munster and knows about the ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine with Jacques Nienaber
It is the snakes-and-ladders element of every British & Irish Lions tour that is so endlessly fascinating. For Conor Murray the highs and lows have been unusually stark, from being named tour captain to Covid isolation to not starting the first Test. Now he is back in the box seat, seeking to outwit the two former Munster coaches in charge of South Africa.
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