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Rugby Challenge 2 Competition

15 July 2013 1 comment

To celebrate the first British & Irish Lions series win since 1997, The Rugby Paper will give away a copy of the latest Rugby Challenge 2, […]

Jeff Probyn: High ticket prices will keep kids away from World Cup

12 July 2013 2 comments

Well that’s it for another four years (12 if you’re Australian), the end of another Lions tour with all the angst and controversy, heroes and […]

Nick Cain: O’Driscoll was lucky even to be on tour

11 July 2013 8 comments

The notion held by some media pundits and fans – not all of them Irish – that Brian O’Driscoll is a rugby martyr because he […]

Chris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans

11 July 2013 0 comments

Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside in the near future. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Our sixteen years of pain end in 80 minutes

10 July 2013 2 comments

Forward dominance has been fundamental to this series from the off and yesterday the Lions power pack well and truly stuffed the Wallabies to set […]

Peter Jackson: The first time ten Welsh stars won it for the Lions

10 July 2013 1 comment

Lewis Jones was playing cricket in Plymouth one Saturday afternoon long ago when he took the first step towards joining the original Welsh monopoly of […]

Jeff Probyn: Cuthbert’s knee-drop was as bad as Horwill’s ‘stamp’

4 July 2013 1 comment

The IRB’s decision to call for a re-trial of Australian captain James Horwill re the stamping charge he was cleared of last Sunday is unprecedented […]

Horwill cleared to play in decider

2 July 2013 0 comments

Australia captain James Horwill is free to play in Saturday’s decider against the British & Irish Lions after the IRB appeal against him fell through. […]

Sam Warburton out of Series decider

1 July 2013 3 comments

British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton will miss the Series decider in Sydney on Saturday with a hamstring injury. The Welsh flanker limped off […]

Australia beat British & Irish Lions to set up Sydney decider

29 June 2013 0 comments

Rookie Christian Lealiifano kicked a last-gasp conversion for Australia as they leveled the series against the British & Irish Lions with a 16-15 win in […]

Marlan Yarde has re-written wingers’ handbook

28 June 2013 1 comment

Christian Wade‘s England form earned a shock Lions call but Marland Yarde is the country’s best, according to Brian Smith, who claims the London Irish […]

My Life in Rugby: Dewi Morris – Lions, England & Orwell scrum-half

27 June 2013 2 comments

The first name on my birth certificate is actually Colin – I’m sure if I’d have been called that all my life rather than Dewi […]

IRB to appeal James Horwill decision

27 June 2013 1 comment

The International Rugby Board has today confirmed it will appeal the James Horwill disciplinary decision following an extensive review of the case. Australia captain Horwill […]

Dream Team: Adam Black – Former Wales, Sale & Wasps prop

26 June 2013 1 comment

1. Adam Black – I’ve gone for a team of guys I played with and knowing the rest of the lads in this team I’m […]

Nick Cain: Lions tour? Aussies couldn’t give S***!

26 June 2013 1 comment

On the eve of the Brumbies game there was a Wallabies v Lions gala dinner held in the great hall of the Australian Parliament in […]

Jeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test

26 June 2013 0 comments

What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price was worth it just […]

Jeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency

21 June 2013 0 comments

As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some who are not satisfied. […]

New Lion Billy Twelvetrees was once allowed to escape as a Tiger

21 June 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees has gone from uncapped England contender to Lions tourist in the space of five months but, remarkably, he was once considered surplus to […]

James Haskell: Paul O’Connell could take over from captain Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

There have been some stand-out performances by the Lions and perhaps more questions raised than answered. It’s disappointing the opposition haven’t fielded full-strength sides although […]

George North will be a Saints idol ‘with Stephen Myler’s help’

20 June 2013 1 comment

Former Northampton star winger Jon Sleightholme has backed Stephen Myler to load the bullets for George North to fire in the Premiership when the Lions […]

Peter Jackson: Richard Hibbard, from dog-house to life with the big cats

19 June 2013 0 comments

Richard Hibbard came home from Australia this time last year fearing the worst, that he would never play for Wales again. The management blamed their […]

Jeremy Guscott: Croft gets my vote and there’s no Sam!

19 June 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland wanted standout performances to cement Test selection and he certainly got some against the Waratahs. A handful of guys have made a big […]

George North fit to face Wallabies

19 June 2013 0 comments

George North has been passed fit to face the Wallabies on Saturday. The Wales winger sustained a hamstring injury last week against the Combined Country […]

Justin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer

19 June 2013 1 comment

Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin Tipuric is the man […]

Jeff Probyn: No retaliation? That leaves players open to attack

14 June 2013 1 comment

I apologise if I sound like angry from Tunbridge Wells but am I the only one a little puzzled by all this fuss about the […]

Ten-try rout for sloppy British & Irish Lions in Newcastle

11 June 2013 1 comment

The British & Irish remained unbeaten in their tour of Australia with a 64-0 win over the New South Wales and Queensland Combined Country in […]

Wallabies call-up for Luke Morahan

11 June 2013 0 comments

Robbie Deans has called Queensland Reds winger Luke Morahan to join the Wallabies ahead of Test series against the British & Irish Lions series. Morahan […]

Cooper left out of Wallabies squad

10 June 2013 1 comment

Quade Cooper will not face the British & Irish Lions as he was left out of Robbie Deans’ final Wallabies squad. Deans named the additional […]

Gethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour

8 June 2013 2 comments

The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the rest of the tour […]

Healy cleared of biting but out of tour injured

7 June 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is out of the British […]

Sam Warburton returns to captain British & Irish Lions against Reds

6 June 2013 0 comments

Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Queensland Reds on Saturday. The Welsh openside […]

Quade Cooper to face Lions with Reds

6 June 2013 1 comment

Quade Cooper will face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday after being named in the Reds starting XV by boss Ewan McKenzie. The mercurial […]

Cian Healy cited for biting

5 June 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish Lions and the Western […]

Alex Corbisiero added to Lions squad

5 June 2013 1 comment

Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian Healy. Healy suffered an […]

Room 101: Matty Mountford – Chinnor full-back

2 June 2013 0 comments

1. ‘Walter Mitty’ Rugby Club owners Playing for Santa Monica Dolphins in California, living on the beach, living the proverbial dream, I receive an email […]

Dream Team: Scott Hastings – former Watsonians, Scotland and Lions centre

29 May 2013 0 comments

1. Pascal Ondarts – French prop who would scare me when I saw him in the tunnel before a game. A great front rower and […]

Peter Jackson: Leigh’s the guardian ‘angel’ for home club

24 May 2013 1 comment

Gorseinon RFC have done more than their bit for the international game over the last half century – from Onllwyn Brace to Norman Gale, Lewis […]

My Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half

23 May 2013 0 comments

My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to the stage where my […]

Nick Cain: First blood to Lions as toxic Quade gets ‘axed’

23 May 2013 0 comments

The slabs of red meat are one up already! The sledging war initiated by our Aussie mates ahead of the arrival of the 2013 Lions […]

Jeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015

17 May 2013 1 comment

With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The announcement that 22 of […]

Power will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard

16 May 2013 0 comments

Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to the last against Australia. […]

James Haskell: I can’t wait to see new back row in action

15 May 2013 0 comments

Being injured sucks! Not just because you miss out on all the tours. No it sucks because you end-up working harder than you did during […]

Warren Gatland on playing against the Lions

14 May 2013 0 comments

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland goes back to memory lane and remembers what it is like to play against the Lions. The […]

Sean Fitzpatrick: No controversy means right Lions squad

10 May 2013 0 comments

Sean Fitzpatrick reckons the lack of controversy following the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad means Warren Gatland got it right. In an […]