Jones: Plenty to play for

Lions fly-half calls for one last push

Last updated: 30th June 2009

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British and Irish Lions fly-half Stephen Jones has called on his team-mates to pull together for one final push on Saturday.

Morne Steyn's last-minute penalty inflicting a 28-25 defeat in the second Test, Jones knows that the wounded Lions need to call on all their reserves in Johannesburg.

But although the series may have gone, Jones, one of the stars of the first two Tests for the Lions, insists there is still plenty to play for.

"When you give everything and you come second best it hurts," said Jones.

"We've got to do our homework and make sure we pick ourselves up because we've got a huge opportunity to restore some pride in the Lions jersey next weekend."

The Lions, though, will go into the game missing Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins, while Brian O'Driscoll, Tommy Bowe, Jamie Roberts and Ronan O'Gara are all doubts for the final match of the tour.

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