Springbok lock Victor Matfield talks to Donald McRae ofThe Guardian, about his memories of the Lions' 1997 tour defeat to Northern Transvaal and smiles at the idea of Paul O'Connell 'bossing' him.
"The one happy memory I have of that tour was that the Lions lost. It was a close match but we won. I was nowhere near the Bulls team but I remember a lot of happy people in Pretoria that night," he said.
"My one regret is that we won't get to see the Bulls play the Lions on this tour. But I'll be even happier to beat them with the Springboks this time.
Matfield, the most capped Springbok lock with 80, is certain to be in direct opposition with Lions captain Paul O'Connell in the line-out. And former Lions captain Wille John McBride claimed that Matfield would be "bossed" by the Munsterman.
"That's very interesting. O'Connell is the Lions captain and it's good he's supported by his people back home. But the idea of being 'bossed' by him makes me smile a bit. We'll see what happens."
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