British and Irish Lions

The two sides put their lengthy unbeaten records on the line at Lansdowne Road on Sunday with the RBS 6 Nations Championship, the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam all up for grabs.

But as kick-off approaches, the Irish camp have been trying heap the pressure onto England, insisting they have nothing to lose.

Humphreys said: "This is something to look forward to, the sort of pressure you want.

"I've been involved in Irish teams trying to avoid winning the wooden spoon and I can tell you there's a lot more pressure involved in that.

"Before there just wasn't the belief or the confidence there in the squad that we could pull through. I think there is now though, for a number of reasons.

"In the provinces some of the guys there, playing for Munster and Leinster basically haven't lost this season and that breeds a confidence that when you're in a tight spot you do believe you're going to pull through."

Qantas Wallabies head coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper could still line up against the Lions despite missing out on his 25-man squad this morning.

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.