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The Journal
|July 26, 2025
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OLLIE Chessum has challenged the British and Irish Lions to leave Melbourne Cricket Ground without regrets by rising to the occasion in Saturday's collision with Australia.
But Chessum insists Australia will be transformed from the side that was overpowered in the Brisbane opener following the return from injury of influential forwards Will Skelton and Rob Valetini.
Victory in the second Test would establish an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series against the Wallabies and place them alongside the 1997 and 2013 Lions as the only successful tours in the professional era.
“This is everything you have ever dreamt of,’ said Chessum, who has replaced injured Joe McCarthy in the second row.
“There's no better time to walk towards the challenge - you’d be kicking yourself in years down the line if you didn’t.
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