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Young and Solomona top of the list outside bets for Lions

2 March 2017 0 comments

Is there any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. All four Home Unions are strong […]

Shane Williams: Missed chances again, now let Giles try and take them

1 March 2017 0 comments

Wales‘ Six Nations title hopes are now over and they have only themselves to blame. The defeat to England was an opportunity missed and it […]

Young and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade

26 February 2017 1 comment

Stand-out Premiership openside: Wasps’ Thomas Young IS THERE any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. […]

O’Driscoll is on the case to find any Kiwi flaws

19 February 2017 0 comments

When it comes to the lengths New Zealand will go to turn over the Lions there are none with better first-hand knowledge than Brian O’Driscoll. […]

Stick with Scott to lead the siege on Murrayfield

19 February 2017 1 comment

Wales’ performance against England was their best for two years – but I just couldn’t understand some of the substitutions Rob Howley made in the […]

Hogg aims to end 18 years of hurt

12 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY STUART Hogg is well aware that France like to play with flair on their own patch – but ahead of this afternoon’s […]

Why I worry for Wales in Edinburgh showpiece

12 February 2017 1 comment

Wales usually expect to win in Scotland, but I think this month’s trip to Murrayfield could be the toughest game of the Six Nations for […]

Let George prove he’s starting Lion says Chuter

12 February 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY JAMIE George is this summer’s first choice British Lions hookerin-waiting and must be given the chance to prove it by starting for […]

Peter Jackson: Open or shut case at Millennium Stadium

3 February 2017 0 comments

Just as the United Nations have America and the Mexican wall on their agenda, so the Six Nations have had Wales and the Cardiff roof […]

Battle for England job will boost Lions dream – Care

27 January 2017 0 comments

Danny Care has vowed to fight tooth and claw to see off his No.9 rivals and give himself the best shot at touring with the […]

My Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop

10 January 2017 0 comments

After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in the Army. But a […]

Shane Williams: James Davies ban spot on but Dylan Hartley put so much at risk

21 December 2016 0 comments

There is simply no place in rugby for abusing match officials, but any talk of the Scarlets sacking James Davies for his actions in the […]

King joins Wales coaching staff

16 December 2016 0 comments

Wales have named Alex King as their attack coach in a temporary role for the 2017 Six Nations before he joins Montpellier next season. A […]

Shane Williams: Get off Howley’s back, he’s proved a winner at top level

15 December 2016 0 comments

The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Warren Gatland‘s selection of Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell as his assistant coaches for the […]

Kruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under

15 December 2016 0 comments

British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s elevation to the coaching […]

Stuart Hogg’s leading Scottish charge for Lions places

9 December 2016 0 comments

Full-back Stuart Hogg is leading a charge that could see eight top Scots push for places on next summer’s Lions tour to New Zealand, according […]

Warren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding

1 December 2016 0 comments

In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the English Premiership, the WRU […]

Nick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches

25 November 2016 0 comments

When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert in which no Home […]

Have Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?

18 November 2016 0 comments

Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just two weeks after their […]

Shane Williams: Shape up lads, or the Lions will pass you by

18 November 2016 0 comments

Wales’ stars need to start performing or they are in grave danger of missing out on the British Lions. Don’t get me wrong, that is […]

Leigh Halfpenny poised to quit France

16 November 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will put Wales before Toulon by quitting the former European champions. Halfpenny has given the biggest hint yet that he will return to […]

My Life in Rugby: Lee Byrne – former Lions and Wales full-back

1 November 2016 0 comments

It would have been nice to reach 50 caps for Wales, especially as I felt I was playing some good rugby for Clermont, one of […]

Peter Jackson: Gatland’s Law pays no heed to loyalty

27 October 2016 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union really ought to write a thankyou letter to those nice people who run the big English clubs, Premier Rugby Ltd. There […]

Shane Williams: I would pick Tom James ahead of Alex Cuthbert

27 October 2016 0 comments

Tom James and Dan Evans have every right to feel unfortunate for missing out on the Wales squad. Dan Evans has been in great form […]

Peter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it

21 October 2016 0 comments

One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a strictly defensive nature. ‘’We’re […]

Shane Williams: You think Eddie’s tough? We had Gatland’s world of pain

20 October 2016 0 comments

England‘s players had better get used to these tough new training sessions because they are only going to get harder for those who make the […]

Peter Jackson: Tom Prydie return has reminded us of fame’s fickle nature

7 October 2016 0 comments

Tom Prydie came out of the shadows on Friday night after the longest ten months of his turbulent rugby life. As reintroductions go it may […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Warren Gatland can turn this crazy schedule to his advantage

14 September 2016 0 comments

The 2017 Lions head coach job in New Zealand was Warren Gatland‘s to turn down, and I’m pleased that he has decided to take it […]

Warren Gatland confirmed as Lions coach

7 September 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland has been confirmed as British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2017 tour of New Zealand. The Kiwi will step down from […]

Shane Williams column: Get Stephen Jones on board when Lions confirm Warren Gatland call

7 September 2016 0 comments

When it comes to leading the British & Irish Lions, it’s all about experience and that’s why Warren Gatland is the right man for the […]

Lions tour schedule crazy says hero Fran Cotton

7 September 2016 0 comments

The Lions schedule in New Zealand next year has been condemned as ‘crazy’ by the only Englishman to win a Test series as both player […]

Shane Williams: James Davies proved he is the man for a big occasion

17 August 2016 0 comments

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been gripped this week by the Olympic Sevens. Any doubts over whether rugby’s place in the […]

Peter Jackson: Misery in Wales has moulded Steve Hansen

5 August 2016 0 comments

As head coach of the All Blacks, Steve Hansen has lost three Test matches in five years. In the same position with Wales, he once […]

Shane Williams column: Senseless Gatland’s Law should be binned

29 July 2016 0 comments

I wonder how many Rugby Paper readers can give me a definitive explanation of ‘Gatland‘s Law’. I know I certainly can’t. There seem to be […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend would make a fine Lions attack coach

27 July 2016 0 comments

As amazing as a 2017 Lions coaching team of Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter sounds they are all bosses – all number ones […]

Schmidt and Cotter in talks on Lions tour

21 July 2016 0 comments

By Peter Jackson The Lions are to interview Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter as well as Warren Gatland for the job of running next year’s […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend could be Warren Gatland’s most important Lions pick

6 July 2016 0 comments

I have been watching and waiting for Wales to get a foothold in the international game again – and just when you think they’ll do […]

Peter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England

6 July 2016 0 comments

The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn out to be the […]

Peter Jackson verdict: Promise fades for Wales as Steve Hansen finds a new batch

30 June 2016 0 comments

There will probably be calls this morning from Humanitarian Aid organisations for another referendum in Wales so the people can decide whether to send New […]

Wales change two for second NZ Test

16 June 2016 0 comments

Wales have made two changes to their starting XV for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington with Rhys Patchell and Luke Charteris named. […]

Peter Jackson verdict: The All Blacks got up off the canvas

16 June 2016 0 comments

Peter The cognoscenti had been nodding all over New Zealand all week in agreement with Christian Cullen’s prognosis, that Wales wouldn’t be able to live […]

Shane Williams column: That Twickenham horrow show will be a blessing in disguise

9 June 2016 0 comments

The only positive for Wales to take out of their pretty desperate performance against England last Sunday was at least that wasn’t against the All […]

Lydiate to captain Wales against England

27 May 2016 0 comments

Dan Lydiate will lead Wales against England at Twickenham on Sunday as Warren Gatland’s side begin their five match summer tour. Lydiate continues with the […]

Nick Cain column: Lions tour schedule devised by donkeys

27 May 2016 0 comments

A year from now the 2017 Lions will be travelling to the other end of the world with the aim of cracking the hardest nut […]

Peter Jackson column: James Davies can use Warren Gatland snub to star in Olympics

20 May 2016 0 comments

According to Warren Gatland, New Zealand is no country for young men to be initiated into the ranks of Test rugby, especially those of the […]

Gareth Anscombe is facing a ‘warm’ welcome home

12 May 2016 0 comments

Gareth Anscombe is braced for a rocky return to New Zealand after turning his back on the All Blacks. Anscombe is likely to get the […]

Wales look for Warren Gatland stand-in as Lions wait

3 May 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland‘s almost certain invitation to lead the Lions has led Wales to make the first move towards appointing a caretaker head coach. Eddie Jones‘ […]