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British and Irish Lions: Rob Howley tells squad to keep their focus

British and Irish Lions assistant coach Rob Howley
Image: British and Irish Lions assistant coach Rob Howley

Assistant coach Rob Howley has warned the British and Irish Lions against looking too far ahead.

Howley is not the only person to speak to the squad about the importance of Saturday's match, with centre Brian O'Driscoll having relived his previous tour experiences. O'Driscoll was part of the losing tours to Australia in 2001, New Zealand in 2005 and South Africa in 2009. And Howley added: "Brian O'Driscoll has been hugely influential, I think his experience of 2001 - you learn from those experiences and we spoke of those experiences yesterday. "There's probably one player that deserves it more than anyone else and that is Brian O'Driscoll. He's been fantastic for northern hemisphere rugby, world rugby, but it just shows how hard it is to win a (Lions) Test series. "I think there's an attitude to go 2-0, that's what we've been talking about in the week. That's what Brian O'Driscoll said, you have to take that opportunity. We're 1-0 up and we could put Australia to bed tomorrow night, that's our mindset. "If you dare to dream it turns into a nightmare because if you to think about what you're going to create or what possibly is in the future, that doesn't happen." Watch every Lions game live only on Sky Sports. Click here to sign up or upgrade now.

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