Warburton鈥檚 Lions Legends: Martin Johnson
Sam Warburton chats to Martin Johnson about captaincy and leading the Lions on two tours.
Sam Warburton and Martin Johnson are the only players to captain the British & Irish Lions on back-to-back tours. So for this episode they sat down together to discuss their incredible achievement. They talk leadership, feeling under qualified, handling pressure and the art of a good team talk.
Martin also relives the famous series win over South Africa in 1997. You鈥檒l hear about training in the dark, getting stitches during a match and Jeremy Guscott鈥檚 winning drop goal.
He also recalls his tour to Australia in 2001 and where it all went wrong. He shares his biggest regret, the issues with Graham Henry鈥檚 tactics and why he could have done more as captain.
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Martin Johnson on nearly turning down the 2001 Lions captaincy
Duration: 01:59
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