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Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

9 May 2021 0 comments

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

2021 British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones

Alun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality

9 May 2021 1 comment

“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains”

I’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio

9 May 2021 1 comment

There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio

Here’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy Vunipola | Nick Cain

9 May 2021 0 comments

Power or pace? What the selection of Sam Simmonds and Jack Conan tell us about Billy Vunipola’s omission

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on the 2009 tour

Gatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast

9 May 2021 0 comments

Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer’s Lions tour of South Africa

Davies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub

9 May 2021 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …………22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys …………….6pts Penalties: Price 3, 52 JONATHAN […]

Bowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton

7 May 2021 2 comments

Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad

Lions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists

6 May 2021 2 comments

Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland

Four major broadcasters turn down Lions tour documentary rights

6 May 2021 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions have not been able to reach an agreement to show their ‘Living with the Lions’ documentary series on TV

Lions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership

4 May 2021 3 comments

Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday

Lion king Cotton: Alun Wyn Jones for 2021 captaincy

2 May 2021 2 comments

The experience of Jones reigns above all other contenders for the Lions captaincy, says two-time tourist Fran Cotton

Springbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up

2 May 2021 1 comment

Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the Championship

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward

Ward: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten run in the Championship

This top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott

2 May 2021 2 comments

The players who need little mulling from Gatland as he selects his Lions squad to be announced this Thursday

Glasgow Warriors wing Tommy Seymour has retired

Scotland and Glasgow wing Tommy Seymour retires aged 32

28 April 2021 1 comment

The 2017 British & Irish Lions says his decision has been ‘made for some time’

Wales and Ospreys wing George North to miss Lions tour of South Africa

‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over

28 April 2021 0 comments

Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British & Irish Lions hopes

Premiership Rugby and Lions reach agreement for clubs to release players

27 April 2021 0 comments

The Lions will play a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26

Wasps captain Joe Launchbury to miss Lions tour

Wasps confirm worst fears on Joe Launchbury knee injury

27 April 2021 0 comments

Joe Launchbury knocked out of Lions contention with scans confirming serious knee injury

Manu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance

25 April 2021 2 comments

LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa despite having not played […]

Anxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North

25 April 2021 0 comments

Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup

Six Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric

25 April 2021 1 comment

JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can drive the top Welsh […]

Big win soured by injury blow to North

25 April 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys …………36pts Tries: Phillips 8, 49; Williams 31, Aubrey 40, Cross 68, Parry 80 Conversions: Thomas 32, 40, 69 Cardiff …………….14pts Tries: […]

Maro Itoje form is trump card in Lions call | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Maro Itoje can be assured of his Lions place this summer, writes Peter Jackson

Alun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby

20 April 2021 0 comments

Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Premiership’s treatment of Lions is a scandal | Nick Cain

18 April 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain aims both barrels at Premiership Rugby for playing innocent of being misinformed over Warren Gatland’s timetable for the Lions tour

Gloucester & Scotland centre Chris Harris

Chris Harris can go from Scotland’s defensive rock to Bok basher for Lions

18 April 2021 1 comment

The Gloucester centre starred in aways wins at Twickenham and the Stade de France for Scotland in the Six Nations – enough to earn a Lions place?

Forget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott

18 April 2021 0 comments

Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions, Jeremy Guscott explains why he is convinced

Lions leave space for Andy Farrell to join the tour

18 April 2021 0 comments

Just how desperate is Warren Gatland to have his former right-hand man on the plane to South Africa this summer?

Tandy has the talent to muzzle Springboks | Shane Williams

18 April 2021 3 comments

Shane Williams and Lions defence coach Steve Tandy go way back to when both were apprentices at Neath

George Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie

18 April 2021 1 comment

The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion with Paul Rees

George Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour

18 April 2021 1 comment

The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the Premiership finish

Young Guns: Harlequins hooker Sam Riley

18 April 2021 1 comment

Few up-and-coming players can claim to have such a rich abundance of coaching nous available to them to the degree of Harlequins hooker Sam Riley. […]

Lions will be motivated by pain of World Cup – McBryde

18 April 2021 0 comments

NEW British & Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says his team can use the hurt of Wales’ and England’s 2019 World Cup defeats […]

Young Guns: London Irish hooker Joe Vajner

18 April 2021 0 comments

The captain of London Irish U18 talks to Adam Ellis about his hopes of representing England at age-grade level this summer

‘Give WRU cash to regions, not hotel builders’

11 April 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Low point: Scarlets thrashed by Sale SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has outlined a way out of the Covid-19 crisis for the Welsh […]

Townsend’s experience can spark Lions attack | Jeremy Guscott

11 April 2021 1 comment

Gregor Townsend is on the ticket list for the South Africa tour, a wise choice made by Warren Gatland in the eyes of Jerry Guscott

Lions face six weeks in just one city bubble

11 April 2021 1 comment

THE Lions may be forced to spend virtually their entire six weeks in South Africa confined to the same bio-secure bubble in the same city. […]

Leonard: Boks will be brutal in warm-ups

4 April 2021 0 comments

British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard ponders how the Springboks may prepare for the arrival of Warren Gatland’s side this summer

Taulupe Faletau a certainty for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour?

Tough to find dead certs but Taulupe one of them | Jeremy Guscott

4 April 2021 1 comment

The Wales No.8 is the first name on the Lions teamsheet at this point in time, writes Jeremy Guscott

British & Irish Lions issue fans guidance

British & Irish Lions offer next steps to fans hoping to travel to South Africa

1 April 2021 1 comment

The Lions outline four options for fans who have secured packages with them for this summer’s tour of South Africa, including a full refund

Danny Care is in running for Lions place, says Harlequins coach Jones

28 March 2021 2 comments

ADAM Jones is backing Danny Care to be in Warren Gatland’s thoughts ahead of selection for the Lions. Scrum-half Care excelled for Quins, slotting a […]

Gatland’s Lions will give the pride of place to Six Nations Celtic warriors

28 March 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain selects his British & Irish Lions tour XV to face the Springboks, after the Six Nations put form into context ahead of flying to South Africa this summer

Lions need jokers to entertain the pack | Brendan Gallagher

28 March 2021 0 comments

This summer’s Lions tour looks set to miss out of its traditions of old – so what will remain?

Sarries stars will be fresh for Gatland | Jeff Probyn

28 March 2021 0 comments

THE good news that the Lions will be going ahead as planned in South Africa is no surprise and despite those who think the Six […]

How much would behind-closed-doors Lions tour matches cost South Africa?

25 March 2021 2 comments

The Lions will tour South Africa this summer, but will fans be allowed to follow in-tow?

2021 British & Irish Lions tour will take place in South Africa, not UK

23 March 2021 0 comments

A major development for the Springboks’ desire to host the Lions on home soil

Welsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter | Shane Williams

21 March 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams looks back on Wales’ loss in Paris with admiration for Wayne Pivac’s side

Scotland contenders for the British & Irish Lions

Getting inside head of Gatland not easy | Brendan Gallagher

21 March 2021 1 comment

Can Scotland expect to get more than a handful of players on the British & Irish Lions players?

Russell’s my starter at 10 for Lions says Henderson

7 March 2021 0 comments

■By GARY HEATLY Lions front runner: Finn Russell FINN Russell’s all-round game has shown marked improvements during this year’s Six Nations and he is […]

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