Get the inside story from the British and Irish Lions squad ahead of the final Test against South Africa from replacement hooker Ross Ford in his insightful blog – exclusive to registered members on edinburghrugby.org.

Once again, the Colossus from Kelso has been named amongst the replacements for the final Test against world champions, South Africa in Johannesburg (Saturday, 4 July, kick off 2pm BST). He talks about how close he came to entering the action in the previous Test, chats about his trip to a Lions cage and reveals how much it would mean to him to win with the Lions.

Ford said: “All I’ve ever wanted to do is to win for the Lions. If I managed to do that on Saturday and play my part in it then it would be the highlight of my career so far and a great memory to take home with me from the Tour. “

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