The world champions thrashed the hosts by 408 runs in the second match in Guwahati for their first series win on Indian soil since 2000 and only second ever.

Reijnders, however, was adamant this defeat would have no bearing on City's match against record 15-time European champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on December 10.

The British and Irish Lions' second row forward could miss just two matches if he takes part in World Rugby's Coaching Intervention Programme.

The ceremony to light the Olympic flame is usually held among the ruins of the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, near the stadium where the Olympics were born in 776 BC.