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Sing-a-long fans show rugby still has romance

9 July 2017 2 comments

John Taylor, a hero of the 1971 tour, finds thousands of reasons to be cheerful in Eden Park Tributes: Tadhg Furlong It was Ian McGeechan, […]

I suspect Gatland feared the Lions would lose this one

9 July 2017 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Tough call: Jerome Kaino wraps up Alun Wyn Jones after catching him with a swinging elbow […]

There’s a word for this great pride of Lions – Remarkable!

9 July 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Eden Park, Auckland Unapposed: Jordie Barrett scores the All Blacks’ second try Lethal: Owen Farrell kicks a late penalty to level […]

Slammin’ Sam finds true form in the end

9 July 2017 1 comment

Setting example: Captain Sam Warbuton got stronger throughout the series PICTURES: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA Back in control – crashed over […]

Faletau came of age, going toe to toe with Read

9 July 2017 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Consistently brilliant: Taulupe Faletau IT’S been one hell of a series and no-one involved with this Lions team […]

Crying shame there’s no fourth Test to show how great Lions could be

9 July 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Not enough time: Rhys Webb had more to offer WHAT a whirlpool of emotions it was on the final whistle yesterday for […]

Nick Cain: Lions should have taken 45 players in first place

7 July 2017 0 comments

Replacement strategies are becoming the bane of Lions tours, as the furore around the ‘Geography Six’ – the late call-ups to this squad –has thrown […]

Shane Williams: Sexton and Farrell are certain to get better and better playing together

6 July 2017 0 comments

It was a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game; it was right up with the best sporting occasions I’ve […]

Same players trusted by Lions ahead of Series decider

6 July 2017 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions have named an unchanged starting line-up and bench for the decisive third Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on […]

Odds aren’t in favour of British & Irish Lions in next All Blacks game

5 July 2017 0 comments

In an interview before the match on Saturday, 24th June, Harry Ellis praised Warren Gatland‘s talent as a coach and injected some optimism in favour […]

Lions prove they have stomach for the battle

2 July 2017 1 comment

That was more like it: Taulupe Faletau JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK To beat an All Blacks side that have lost only six games […]

As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve

2 July 2017 1 comment

Big impact: Courtney Lawes BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in Lions folklore but a […]

Sexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe

2 July 2017 1 comment

Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the series hinged for the […]

Why pander to the Press now, Warren?

2 July 2017 2 comments

SURELY Warren Gatland should have more courage behind his convictions. Why pander to the Press and fans after the event? He knew there would be […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

2 July 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make a significant contribution to […]

Lions find their soul to take a mighty step on road to glory

2 July 2017 0 comments

New Zealand 21pts Penalties: Barrett 20, 32, 36, 48, 54, 58, 67 British & Irish Lions 24pts Tries: Faletau 60, Murray 69 Conversions: Farrell 70 […]

Lions fans recogniseItoje is the real deal

2 July 2017 0 comments

LIONS STAR MAN Our hero: Fans mob Maro Itoje after the victory PICTURES: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA Uncharacteristic lack of control. […]

Gatland: I believe Lions can still win

25 June 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN in Auckland WARREN Gatland remained defiant after the Lions’ 30-15 first Test defeat by New Zealand and insisted there were enough positives […]

Lions need to get to rescue series in North firing Wellington

25 June 2017 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE WILL be some Lions fans who didn’t watch Wales in New Zealand last summer. For those who did, […]

Caging these Lions would be vandalism

25 June 2017 1 comment

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived here for the Test […]

Regan: Hartley’s success has put pressure back on George

25 June 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY DYLAN Hartley’s “outstanding” leadership has earned him the right to captain England through to the 2019 World Cup, according to former Red […]

Wasps’ remarkable rise all down to Dai

25 June 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Coach of the year: Dai Young oversees training PICTURE: Getty Images LAWRENCE Dallaglio claims Wasps’ Premiership final defeat by Exeter is just […]

Lions will improve when key partnerships mature

25 June 2017 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With two big wins under their belt, the Lions looked to have changed the dynamic of […]

Bank on Sam to make up distance like a champion

18 June 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On a wintry Sunday evening late last summer, a bedraggled figure put his hood up and head […]

End this aimless kicking, Zinzan tells Gat

18 June 2017 2 comments

By GARY FRITZGERALD Advice: Zinzan Brooke ZINZAN Brooke has warned the Lions they will be smashed by the All Blacks if they continue to be […]

Great eight rule in the rain as Lions get confidence lift

18 June 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Rotorua International Stadium Maori All Blacks 10pts Try: Messam 12 Conversion: McKenzie 13 Penalty: McKenzie 22 British & Irish Lions 32pts […]

Can these Lions move the world like Telfer?

18 June 2017 1 comment

Pressure situations: Steve Borthwick works with the Lions forwards THERE is no greater psychological weapon in Rugby Union than wrecking the opposition scrum. Smashing through […]

Lions must learn how to ‘walk in’ those try chances

18 June 2017 0 comments

Will start: George North has no real challenger at present JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Guscott Lions Test team: Halfpenny; Watson, Davies, Te’o, North; Sexton, […]

Lions can cut All Blacks warp speed down to slow motion

18 June 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain says the Lions CAN beat the All Blacks – and this is the way to do it on Saturday THE Lions know what […]

Gatland wrong to call up more Welsh

18 June 2017 2 comments

SO FOUR more Welsh players (not bad for a team that finished just above Italy in the Six Nations!) and two Scots, have been added […]

Lions sweat on Owen Farrell’s fitness ahead of Test series

15 June 2017 0 comments

OWEN FARRELL faces a race against time to be fit for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against New Zealand after suffering a quadriceps strain.

O’Mahony to lead the Lions against the Maori

15 June 2017 0 comments

Peter O’Mahony will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua International Stadium on Saturday. The Munster skipper, who will […]

Lions will be brutal, Kruis warns the All Blacks

11 June 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN in Christchurch Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell, left, and Jonathan Sexton celebrate the Lions victory PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE Kruis believes the Lions […]

Love him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly

11 June 2017 0 comments

John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still not sure about Sonny […]

Liam bounced back in champion style

11 June 2017 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS Up and down week: Liam Williams PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM WILLIAMS’ week summed up life as a professional rugby player. One moment you’re […]

Sloppy Lions must learn their lessons – and quickly

11 June 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN in Auckland THE Lions snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in their second outing against an eminently beatable Blues outfit, leaving […]

’Punch in the face’ can be blessing in disguise

11 June 2017 0 comments

CJ STANDER believes the loss to the Blues could be the “punch in the face” the tourists need to kick start their tour of New […]

Williams relishing challenge in land of the giants

11 June 2017 0 comments

SCOTT Williams believes his PRO12 final midfield duel with Francis Saili was the ideal way to prepare for Wales’ summer tour clashes with Tonga and […]

McGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago

11 June 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan raised an issue serious […]

Phase two can begin now they’ve all had game time

11 June 2017 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just a week in and already it’s a disaster, or that is what we are led […]

Lions will need George to be roaring – Kirwan

11 June 2017 0 comments

From ALEX BYWATER in Christchurch FORMER All Blacks wing John Kirwan says George North can deliver the X-Factor the British & Irish Lions need in […]

Hartley is focused on England not Lions SOS

6 June 2017 0 comments

Captain Dylan Hartley will lead England out against Argentina on Saturday fully focused on the job at hand claiming missing out on another Lions tour […]

Gardener Sam makes Lions look weedy in tour opener

4 June 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN at Toll Stadium, Whangarei Pick of the pack: Taulupe Faletau charges forward FIRED-UP country boys, home town referees, jet-lag, lack of preparation […]

Hansen feels the strain of building a legacy

4 June 2017 0 comments

The pressure is starting to build on Steve Hansen. Ironically, the tell-tale sign is how often the words “pressure” and “responsibility” crop up in the […]

Divided camp not Gat’s way

4 June 2017 0 comments

WARREN Gatland got his retaliation in early with a pre-emotive strike aimed at 2001 Lions coach Graham Henry. As New Zealand’s 2011 World Cupwinning coach, […]

How come the back row didn’t suffer jet-lag?

4 June 2017 1 comment

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Will and commitment: Ross Moriarty THE post-match interviews from Warren Gatland and his players were just about palatable – they […]

As dress rehearsels go, this was far better than mob of 1971

4 June 2017 2 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Oustanding condition: Kyle Sinckler The opening matches of Lions tours are hurdles to be cleared not mountains to climb and […]

Brits: Champions Cup must be season finale

4 June 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY SCHALK Brits has blasted the timing of this year’s Champions Cup final and insists bosses of Europe’s three major leagues must ensure […]

Warburton fit to lead Lions in tour opener

1 June 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening match against the Provincial Barbarians on […]