After the Lions defeat to New Zealand Sir Clive Woodward admitted that he has struggled with the concept of a Lions tour. The head coach said that they came unstuck 48-18 in Wellington last weekend and lost the series with one game still remaining. This was a shame because the Lions did produce a good display following a first Test drubbing in Christchurch.

It is assumed that if the All Blacks wreak another defeat on Woodward's men at Eden Park, then their New Zealand trip will be officially known as the worst Lions tour for 22 years. On the other hand, Woodward hinted that the nature of a Lions tour was always going to make winning in New Zealand difficult, even though he has no regrets. He further said that even if they are priorities winning the Test matches, they are in Melbourne for three weeks to prepare for those matches. He asked himself, whether he was doing anything differently.
 
The Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in the first Test, admitted the Lions hadn’t clicked on the tour. O'Driscoll didn’t think that they performed as they anticipated. He further said that they couldn’t make excuses about that, as that is always the challenge of a Lions Tour. He further said that the All Blacks played very clinical. He further said that they are better than Australia was four years ago and this is always a very difficult place to come.