Forwards coach Warren Gatland knows his players have the weight and expectations for four nations on their shoulders and he says he had been impressed with the attitude and desire he has seen from the squad in the first four matches of the 2009 tour
The Waratahs upset the odds by beating Super Rugby leaders the Brumbies 28-22, but the game came at a huge cost to Qantas Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.
Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.
Tom Youngs has enjoyed a remarkable rise to the top of the British & Irish game but he won't be resting on his laurels ahead of his first Lions adventure.
See how Stuart Hogg and Adam Jones got on when they went out to have dinner at home with the Joneses of Pontypridd as part of the 'Host the Pride' community programme instigated by British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland.
Microsoft have given each British & Irish Lions player a surface to use during the upcoming 125th anniversary tour to help them prepare for the matches. The players received them in camp this week.