the log o' wood“It’s our time,” says Lions cap­tain Ma’a Nonu. Welling­ton have not held the shield in 23 years and Nonu said the sig­nif­i­cance would not be lost on the Lions.

It is (spe­cial to me). It does­n’t come around too often. Last time we won it some of us weren’t even born. It’s now or nev­er for a lot of guys.

It’s my first (chal­lenge), but I’ve seen it go up and down New Zealand. It’d be nice to have it here.

Too right. And with the Cantabs miss­ing most of their All Blacks, while the Lions have the ser­vices of Jer­ry Collins, Ma’a, Con­rad Smith and Piri Weepu, it’s about as good a chance as they’ll get. Go the Lions.