The last Lions whitewash?
Victory over Australia in the third Test on Saturday will deliver a first clean sweep since their tour of Argentina in 1927.
The Lions, made up of English and Scottish players, won all four Test matches in somewhat humble beginnings for the Pumas.
According to the Lions website, the River Plate Rugby Union – now Union Argentina de Rugby – recognised those four matches as the first official games of the Argentina national team.
Can Maro Itoje become the first Lions captain since Scottish lock David MacMyn to lead the tourists to a series whitewash?
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