Last year, an English rugby fan landed in Sydney during the British & Irish Lions Tour expecting a standard airport transfer. After 24-odd hours in the air, he would have been forgiven for thinking the jet lag was already creeping in prematurely when former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper pulled up at Arrivals in a Defender, ready to take him to InterContinental Sydney.
At check-in, Lions prop Andrew Porter took charge of Hanlen’s luggage, while teammate Tommy Freeman stepped behind the…

