EXCLUSIVE How Ellis Genge went from wild child to Lions leader: Eddie Jones, Courtney Lawes and more reveal all about 'Baby Rhino'
The England prop, 30, has been outstanding on tour and will be back on duty in the first Test at Suncorp Stadium, which he turned into his own stomping ground three years ago with a rampaging, series-turning onslaught.
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