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          French referee Jerome Garces, right, shows a red card to All Blacks' inside centre Sonny Bill Williams, left, to send him from the field as captain Kieran Read watches during the second Test against the British & Irish Lions in Wellington on July 1. Brett Phibbs / AP Photo

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          Referee Romain Poite speaks with All Blacks captain Kieran Read as he downgrades a call made in the final minutes from a penalty to a scrum during the Test match against the British & Irish Lions at Eden Park on July 8, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand.

          All Blacks-Lions stalemate an anticlimax to a festival of rugby

          July 08, 2017
          New Zealand captain Kieran Read, centre right, talks with referee Roman Poite at the end of the third and final Test between the British & Irish Lions and the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, July 8, 2017. The game ended in a 15 all draw and the series was tied at one Test all.

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          New Zealand's Kieran Read, left, and Lions' Sam Warburton with the trophy after the match.

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          Owen Farrell kicks the points that sqaure the third and final Test between the All Blacks and the British & Irish Lions. Jason Reed ./ Reuters

          New Zealand and British & Irish Lions draw epic final Test as series ends all square

          RugbyJuly 08, 2017
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          New Zealand captain Kieran Read will lead his side against the British & Irish Lions at Eden Park on Saturday. David Davies / PA Wire

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          RugbyJuly 07, 2017
          British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland oversees training ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday. Peter Parks / AFP

          Gatland: Lions deserve respect for game style on New Zealand tour

          RugbyJuly 07, 2017
          Maro Itoje takes part in a training session ahead of the third and final Test between the British & Irish Lions and New Zealand at Eden Park. Peter Parks / AFP

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          Warren Gatland, the Lions head coach looks on during the British & Irish Lions training session at QBE Stadium in Auckland

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          Jordie Barrett of the Hurricanes claims a high ball during a British & Irish Lions tour match at the Westpac Stadium on June 27 in Wellington. Barrett will be involved against the Lions, but this time in the All Blacks colours. David Rogers / Getty Images

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          British & Irish Lions Jamie George during the second Test against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

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