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Liam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars

10 October 2021 1 comment

WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the start of the autumn […]

Glasgow get tough to snuff out Lions

10 October 2021 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ……….13Lions ………………9IT WAS not pretty, but Glasgow edged past the Lions for their second win in a row.Warriors had to dig […]

Lions Test snub was a big spur

10 October 2021 0 comments

Neil Fissler talks to Jonny Hill about the highs and lows of a stellar 12 months JONNY Hill would have called out the men in […]

Seven heaven as Lions topple Bury

10 October 2021 0 comments

By BRIAN DAVIES Leicester L ………….49 Bury St Eds ………….26LEICESTER Lions ran in seven tries as they brushed aside Bury St Edmunds 49-26 to register […]

Jersey good enough for Lions but not for Prem

3 October 2021 2 comments

JERSEY Reds are top of the Championship. They have outstanding training facilities, complete with altitude training chambers, at the Strive complex which was used by […]

Plucky Zebre give Lions second half scare

26 September 2021 0 comments

By LUKE NASH Zebre …………..26Lions …………….38ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a comeback against the Lions after trailing […]

Lions edge to Esher triumph

26 September 2021 0 comments

By NIGEL SCOTT Leicester Lions…..27 Esher……………………. 21LEICESTER Lions showed the value of having started the season with three testing fixtures by toughing out a result […]

Lions centre Mullins accused of stealing

26 September 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland and Lions centre Brendan Mullin last week appeared in court charged with stealing more than €500,000 from Bank of Ireland.Mullin, 57, […]

Seven-try Lions are finally up and running

19 September 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………. 17 Leicester L……. 50LEICESTER Lions bounced back from defeats by Clifton and Redruth to overpower hosts Westcliff and break their duck.Westcliff, […]

Hard-man Terry lays down the law to Lions

19 September 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 77 Half-time […]

Lions tamed as Clifton hit the max

12 September 2021 0 comments

By MIKE BARBER Leicester Lions…..24 Clifton………………….. 31LEICESTER LIONS salvaged a bonus point as Clifton took all five from a physical and brutal encounter,The hosts started […]

Hansen’s right, the Lions turned people off rugby

5 September 2021 1 comment

EVEN when he lost nine in a row with Wales, Steve Hansen never shied away from speaking his mind, much less so now that he’s […]

Bridgend Grammar, where the Lions roam

5 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WHEN assessing the rugby talent factories in Wales, Bridgend Grammar School – which later morphed […]

Brynteg pupils on duty for the Lions

5 September 2021 1 comment

Top doc: Jack Matthews Jack Matthews (1950) The midfield hard man was ever present during the six Tests against NZ and Australia. Team doctor in […]

Women’s Lions will be a full English

29 August 2021 1 comment

I AGREE with Simon Middleton “that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time” and I support the idea, but […]

Middleton: Women’s Lions tour not far off

22 August 2021 2 comments

■By PAUL REES SIMON Middleton believes that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time and does not see the […]

Lions lose their direction in more ways than one | Peter Jackson

22 August 2021 1 comment

As Lions tours grow shorter, their destinations are limited to big cities. Peter Jackson looks at some of the lesser known locations past tours travelled to

Who Were the Standout Lions Performers in the Latest Tour?

19 August 2021 0 comments

The overall tour of South Africa was a disappointment for the British and Irish Lions, as they ended up losing 2-1 over the series in […]

End this Springbok farce says Lions ace

15 August 2021 2 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD SOUTH AFRICA’S goslow spoiling tactics against the Lions must finally force rugby chiefs into taking urgent action to avoid the game becoming […]

Lions tour 2025: These Lions would thrill in Australia with Lam’s magic

15 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher picks his Lions coach and starting XV for the 2025 tour TRYING to anticipate a Lions starting fifteen is difficult enough four days […]

The sterile Lions Tests are killing the game | Chris Hewett

15 August 2021 0 comments

Chris Hewett on how the boredom set in watching the three Lions Tests this summer

Davies: Lions should get Prem clubs on board now for 2025

15 August 2021 0 comments

Appeal: Gareth DaviesGARETH Davies believes the plans for the 2025 tour to Australia by the Lions should be sorted out immediately, starting with the Gallagher […]

No risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson

15 August 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour

Lions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs

15 August 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYNA FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a loss that’s still hard to […]

Lions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington

15 August 2021 0 comments

The Saracens winger expects the club’s contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season

Lions must now engage with the Premiership

15 August 2021 2 comments

COLIN BOAG T he idea that the best players from the Home Unions get together every four years and travel to the southern hemisphere is […]

Pumas more physical than Lions says captain Kolisi

15 August 2021 1 comment

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says Argentina were a tough obstacle to overcome with their physical pack

Times when the Lions were fouled by the officials

8 August 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain on why the neutrality of referees is imperative to Lions tours, as history can attest

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland

Give Lions tours more time pleads Warren Gatland

8 August 2021 0 comments

WARREN Gatland shrugged off the despair of a heartbreaking series loss to South Africa to demand the Lions be given more preparation time if they […]

Lions players scored two tries in the three Tests against South Africa

Verdict: Two tries in three Tests don’t win Lions tours

8 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher picks apart how the Lions lost the third Test, after leading at half-time

MINUTE-BY-MINUTE THE LIONS ON TOUR

8 August 2021 0 comments

THE Lions used 31 players throughout the series yet only two players went the distance from the first Test to the last – England lock […]

Lions series needed Buzz Aldrin at full-back | Chris Hewett

8 August 2021 1 comment

There are those revered for their kicking ability over the decades, but the sport has changed its dynamics and expectations since then, writes Chris Hewett

Lions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher

8 August 2021 0 comments

If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video, then the tour should be taken to Argentina says Brendan Gallagher

Everything was stacked against Lions from the start | Nick Cain

8 August 2021 0 comments

No, rugby is not coming to an end. This Lions tour posed significant challenges to both teams, it was just the Lions who handled it with better grace

Owen Farrell Lions snub means he misses a major milestone | Peter Jackson

8 August 2021 0 comments

Owen Farrell stands in some esteemed company as England and Lions fly-half

The Lions were left to taste defeat again in South Africa

South Africa 19-16 Lions: Lions let their chances slip along with this troubled series

8 August 2021 0 comments

THIS was a series that the 2021 Lions let slip at the last. The spike that they became hooked on was not so much the […]

British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler

Disciplinary panel dismisses biting charge against Lions prop Kyle Sinckler

3 August 2021 0 comments

Sinckler had been alleged to have bitten Springboks lock Franco Mostert in the second half of the second Test

Lions select Bundee Aki for third Test against Springboks

TEAM: Warren Gatland drops seven Lions players for third Test decider

3 August 2021 0 comments

A big shake-up in selection by Lions head coach Warren Gatland

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 […]

Miles back behind the mic for Lions

1 August 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER MILES Harrison will make a welcome return to the Sky Sports commentary box for next week’s third and final […]

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

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

Lions series: Jasper Wiese in at No.8 for Springboks

27 July 2021 0 comments

The Springboks have named their team for the second Test against the Lions

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

Warren Gatland makes three changes to the Lions for second Test

27 July 2021 0 comments

Conor Murray, Chris Harris and Mako Vunipola all come in to start for the British & Irish Lions

Gatland’s Lions get ready for Bok-lash

25 July 2021 0 comments

The thoughts of Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes and Siya Kolisi after the first Test

Jonker’s call is bonkers and insult to the Lions | Nick Cain

25 July 2021 0 comments

The appointment of Marius Jonker as TMO for a series between the Springboks and Lions is farcical

British & Irish Lions fly-half Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith Lions cap ceremony had family attend via Zoom

25 July 2021 0 comments

Lions bosses didn’t want Marcus Smith to miss out on his family not being there to see Jason Leonard hand him his cap

Leaking Lions may put a plug in it now | Chris Hewett

25 July 2021 0 comments

JIM TELFER was not best pleased. “For God’s sake cut it out,” he snarled at Mark Regan and Barrie Williams, two of the three hookers […]

Lions expose Boks’ Vermeulen loss

25 July 2021 1 comment

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EUemail: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.ukTHERE can be no doubt that if the Lions fans […]

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