The Independent's Peter Bills believes that the Lions could do with learning a thing or two from London Irish's veteran fly-half Mike Catt.
"It comes to something when a 37 year-old South African is the star of the English rugby Premiership's play-off semi finals weekend.
"Mike Catt's performance for London Irish in their match against London rivals Harlequins was audacious. He steered the club to this weekend's final and a meeting with Leicester with a brilliant playmaker's display. Catt's vision tormented Harlequins, putting the ball behind them and dropping it into touch deep in their own 22 time and time again. He orchestrated their demise with an elegance and panache that put him in a class of his own.
"It was a wondrous spectacle, a thoroughly heart-warming display which reminded us of Catt's supreme skills and rugby intelligence. He finished off a virtuoso display with an interception and a walk-in try under the posts that sealed Harlequins' fate. If ever there was an example of 'once you've got the skills, you always have them' this was surely it."
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