Lions Triumphant: The Captain's Story

When the British and Irish Lions set out for Australia in late May, they knew they faced a daunting task. Since the war, only four Lions sides had returned victorious, the last in 1997. In the modern era of professional rugby, some even questioned if the Lions concept still had a place. How could a mixture of of northern hemisphere nations come together and take on the might of one of the southern giants?

Under coach Warren Gatland and captain Sam Warburton, the Lions of 2013 looked to over...