Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Two mighty roars bellowing out of the open doors of the […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT WAS a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game; it was right up […]

Pleased: Warren Gatland WARREN Gatland said he was a “happy clown” after his Lions levelled the series with a 24-21 win over New Zealand in […]

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 […]

EVERY cloud has a silver lining. Or it did at least for a group of Lions fans who arrived in Wellington ahead of the second […]

PROTOCOL on this Lions tour says the referees are not allowed to speak to the media. So we haven’t been able to ask Jaco Peyper, […]

Hurricanes 31pts Tries: Gibbins 27, Laumape 41, Goosen 68, Fifita 71 Conversions: Barrett 29, 43, 68, 71 Penalties: Barrett 50 British & Irish Lions 31pts […]

WARREN Gatland was left ruing Iain Henderson’s yellow card which cost the Lions victory over the Hurricanes. “The penalties we gave away were a bit […]

Nick Cain looks at The Week That Was for beleagured Lions coach Warren Gatland ARE there any volunteers out there ready to audition for a […]

From NICK CAIN at Eden Park, Auckland THE gap between New Zealand and the Lions was never of Grand Canyon proportions in this series opener. […]

Class: Jonathan Davies tore New Zealand open when he got quick ball PICTURE: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA Great footballer and much-improved […]

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Skills of a centre: Brodie Retallick I WOULD love to think that this 2017 vintage can replicate what we […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Epitomy of world class: Kieran Read They are clever beggars these New Zealanders. They out-thought as well as outplayed the Lions yesterday […]

From NICK CAIN at FMG Stadium, Hamilton JACK Nowell was in full flow for the Lions, with the Exeter and England wing grabbing two of […]

RORY Best was a happy man after leading the Lions to their biggest victory of the tour so far. After two defeats in as many […]

Nick Cain Nick Cain catches up with All Blacks legend and former Northampton back row Buck Shelford BUCK Shelford is one of New Zealand’s great […]

BUCK Shelford’s views on the haka and its place in New Zealand society are as straightforward as they were when he and Hika Reid, the […]

The Lions King: Barry John up storm in windy city The Lions head to Wellington to play the Hurricanes on Tuesday followed by the second […]

The third Test at Wellington was billed as the game when the All Blacks would put the Lions away. The tourists had been much better […]

John Taylor, the 1971 Lions openside, casts his expert eye over Warren Gatland’s back row options The front page of the New Zealand Herald on […]

Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country It was at half time as the Lions led only 12-10 […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Kept quiet: Nehe Milner-Skudder PICTURES: Getty Images First things first. This was a fine Lions display and their best […]

JOHNNY SEXTON spoke about his improved form after the Lions victory over the Maori. “The Barbarians game was tough because we arrived on the Wednesday […]

From NICK CAIN at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Highlanders 23pts Tries: Naholo 26, Coltman 60 Conversions: Sopoaga 27, Banks 62 Penalties: Sopoaga 5, 50, Banks […]

KYLE SINCKLER questioned how referee Angus Gardner decided the Highlanders had gained a dominance in the scrum that brought the two match-deciding penalties. Sinckler departed […]