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Gatland: Lions set for brutal showdown

1 August 2021 0 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland prepared his Lions for a “brutal cup final” in Cape Town on Saturday after seeing the Springboks level the series.The […]

Ben O'Keeffe lets Cheslin Kolbe off lightly after a week of attention on the referees brought on by Rassie Erasmus

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Gatland: World Rugby must stop Erasmus outbursts

1 August 2021 2 comments

WARREN Gatland last night called for World Rugby to use their powers to tame South African’s head of rugby Rassie Erasmus and save “the game’s […]

Lukhanyo Am scores for the Springboks in the second Test

South Africa 27-9 Lions: Lions must break free from tactical straightjacket

1 August 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain’s report on the second Test which saw the Springboks bring the series level

Player ratings – second Test: Siya Kolisi is the Boks’ captain marvel

1 August 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees rates the performances of the Lions and South Africa in a brutal second Test

Run the Boks tired and Lions can still triumph | Jeremy Guscott

1 August 2021 1 comment

How do you beat the aerial battle? Keep ball in hand

Liam Williams and Josh Adams must start in the final showdown | Shane Williams

1 August 2021 0 comments

I was surprised by the selections of Stuart Hogg and Duhan van der Merwe for the First Test. But to be fair to the Scotland […]

Lions criticised for inclusion of Dan Biggar for second Test

27 July 2021 0 comments

Fly-half Dan Biggar has been selected to start for the Lions days after failing a HIA in the first Test

Lions have blind spot for English flankers in Test series openers | Peter Jackson

25 July 2021 2 comments

How the each of the four unions have contributed to first Test selection on Lions tours going back to 1971, and the trends that arise

The Lions can climb Everest again this time says their coaching legend

25 July 2021 0 comments

The legendary British & Irish Lions forwards coach discusses the 2021 tour and the odds of Gatland tasting success as he did in 2013

First Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show

25 July 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town

Lions character shone through at the end | Shane Williams

25 July 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams points out the big calls Warren Gatland got right in the second Test

Luke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test

21 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions

Lions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy

18 July 2021 0 comments

By NICK CAIN South Africa A..17pts Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31 Conversions: Steyn 13, 33 Penalties: Steyn 5Lions ………………13ptsTries: Jones 43 Conversions: Farrell 44 Penalties: […]

Stormers 3-49 Lions: Yes, signs are positive but Lions had it easy again

18 July 2021 0 comments

How the Lions performed against the Stormers and Nick Cain’s team for the first Test

Warren Gatland must stretch Boks to exhaustion | Jeremy Guscott

18 July 2021 0 comments

There is just one week to go until the first Test, Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Lions are shaping up after three weeks of tour matches

Marcus continues to live the dream as joker in the Lions pack

18 July 2021 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fast tempo: Scrum-half Ali PriceOK, it was ‘only’ a seriously under-strength Stormers, shorn of all their South Africa squad players, but that […]

2021 British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones

Alun Wyn Jones cleared to travel to South Africa and link up with Lions squad

14 July 2021 2 comments

The tour captain is set to complete a remarkable turnaround from a dislocated shoulder and rejoin the Lions camp

British & Irish Lions squad to play Japan

Alun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad

13 July 2021 2 comments

Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training session on Tuesday

Flyers in fine fettle but scrum is still the Lions’ biggest concern

11 July 2021 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Sharks ………………7pts Tries: Venter 50 Conversions: Bosch 51Lions ………………54ptsTries: Adams 2, 56, 78; Van der Merwe 6, 25, 73; Aki 39, Rees-Zammit […]

Lions find themselves all at sea as Sharks circle

11 July 2021 0 comments

The Lions concede four first-half tries before being given a get out of jail free card when Jaden Hendrikse was red carded

Backward step as Lions play like suckers | Jeremy Guscott

11 July 2021 0 comments

Jaden Hendrikse’s red card just after half-time killed this match – after that the Lions just ran riot. Up until that point, it had been […]

Wales 68-12 Canada: Halfpenny injury takes the gloss off Wales’ ten-try romp

4 July 2021 0 comments

DESPITE a ten-try thrashing of Canada, an injury to Leigh Halfpenny marred the afternoon for Wales. On his 100th Test appearance and with […]

Boks must find right balance in back row

4 July 2021 0 comments

DANIEL GALLANSOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The Ireland and Munster stalwart, and […]

Lions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good

27 June 2021 0 comments

THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for little compared with the […]

Gatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper

27 June 2021 1 comment

LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make the right decisions as […]

Biggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott

27 June 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn Jones is a huge […]

Biggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams

27 June 2021 1 comment

The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a new captain. If it […]

High ball doubt may cost Stuart Hogg Lions slot | Nick Cain

27 June 2021 1 comment

STUART Hogg’s high points this season in leading Scotland to away victories over France and England in the Six Nations, as well as his two […]

British & Irish Lions name team to take on Japan in 1888 Cup

22 June 2021 1 comment

Head coach Warren Gatland has named his British & Irish Lions squad to take on Japan at Murrayfield

Rhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 0 comments

At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to have the world at […]

Lomu’s pace made him fearsome as much as his weight

6 June 2021 0 comments

BODY BUILDINGA study co-authored by former England head coach Stuart Lancaster, found that after years of rugby players becoming heavier, the 2019 World Cup suggested […]

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

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

9 May 2021 0 comments

Will Addison’s long-awaited return for Ulster didn’t go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half, while ex-Sale teammate Mike Haley starred

Gatland prepares for a massive air raid

9 May 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan BiggarPICTURES: Getty ImagesTHE leaping Springbok on the South […]

Overview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad

9 May 2021 0 comments

Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from its anticipated number of […]

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

9 May 2021 1 comment

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

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

Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

2 May 2021 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to win the battle to […]

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

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

Will’s team looks spot on

28 March 2021 0 comments

WITH the Six Nations complete, attention will now switch to the selection for the forthcoming Lions tour to South Africa.I fully support the Test Team […]

Leinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title

28 March 2021 2 comments

Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade

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