That's not to say the Lions can't do it as well and against the Golden Lions the tourists produced a lot of phases that were tight and secure, which would have pleased McGeechan and his coaches no end.

BBC: Jeremy Guscott column

Much of the talk has been about the breakdown but it wasn't an issue last Wednesday against the Golden Lions or for the first 20 minutes on Saturday, when our attack was so fluent.

BBC: Martyn Williams column

"It is fair to say that every time Andrew Sheridan is supposed to beat someone up, as a pack we don't, " added the former Lions prop, who insisted he was not pointing the finger at the Sale giant.

BBC: Injured Kearney out of Kings game