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Jeremy Guscott: Lions must play Welsh way and look for tries

3 July 2013 0 comments

As much as we Lions supporters didn’t want it to go to the last game we really do have something special in store now and […]

Roberts returns but BOD dropped for Lions in Series decider

3 July 2013 1 comment

Warren Gatland has dropped Brian O’Driscoll from his British & Irish Lions matchday squad ahead of the Series decider against Australia on Saturday. The Irish […]

Jeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test

26 June 2013 0 comments

What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price was worth it just […]

Players watch: Lions v Rebels

25 June 2013 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions last midweek fixture on tour provided fringe players their final opportunity to put their hands up for Test match selection. […]

British & Irish Lions keep Melbourne Rebels scoreless

25 June 2013 1 comment

Despite an average performance, The British & Irish Lions have won their last midweek game on tour beating the Melbourne Rebels 35-0 at AAMI Park. […]

Jeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency

21 June 2013 0 comments

As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some who are not satisfied. […]

Nick Cain sizes up the task ahead of the Lions in Saturday’s first Test in Brisbane

21 June 2013 0 comments

Mike Phillips versus Will Genia is the one clash which seems to encapsulate better than any the differences between the Lions and Wallabies ahead of […]

James Haskell: Paul O’Connell could take over from captain Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

There have been some stand-out performances by the Lions and perhaps more questions raised than answered. It’s disappointing the opposition haven’t fielded full-strength sides although […]

Nick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton’s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside has made a habit […]

Jeremy Guscott: Croft gets my vote and there’s no Sam!

19 June 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland wanted standout performances to cement Test selection and he certainly got some against the Waratahs. A handful of guys have made a big […]

Justin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer

19 June 2013 1 comment

Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin Tipuric is the man […]

First taste of defeat for outplayed British & Irish Lions against Brumbies

18 June 2013 1 comment

The Brumbies outplayed the British & Irish Lions to claim a famous 14-12 win in Canberra today. True to their style, the Super Rugby leaders […]

Christian Wade and Brad Barritt called by Lions

15 June 2013 0 comments

Christian Wade and Brad Barritt has been called up to join the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Jamie Roberts and George North. […]

British & Irish Lions beat Waratahs but lose Jamie Roberts

15 June 2013 1 comment

The British & Irish Lions overcame a plucky New South Wales Waratahs to maintain their one hundred percent record with a 47-17 win in Sydney […]

Jeremy Guscott: Our power defence will have worried Wallabies

14 June 2013 0 comments

There’s a reason why this was billed as the fourth Test and the Reds duly obliged in asking questions of Warren Gatland’s men from the […]

Paul O’Connell alongside Richie Gray for me – Simon Shaw

13 June 2013 1 comment

The lack of a traditional heavyweight lock could see Richie Gray earn a spot in the Lions Test team, according to three-time tourist Simon Shaw. […]

Nick Cain wonders why the Lions have not turned to the obvious choice as they tackle front row crisis

12 June 2013 0 comments

The departure lounges of airports as distant from each other as Durban and Buenos Aires have been busy over the last few hours transporting new […]

Suffering Lions ‘should have called up wrecker Andrew Sheridan’

12 June 2013 1 comment

As Lions props drop by the day, former Wallaby front row Matt Dunning admits he cannot believe Warren Gatland has not called up Andrew Sheridan […]

Ten-try rout for sloppy British & Irish Lions in Newcastle

11 June 2013 1 comment

The British & Irish remained unbeaten in their tour of Australia with a 64-0 win over the New South Wales and Queensland Combined Country in […]

Ryan Grant called up by Lions

7 June 2013 0 comments

Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead, who was supposed to […]

Healy cleared of biting but out of tour injured

7 June 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is out of the British […]

Cian Healy cited for biting

5 June 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish Lions and the Western […]

Alex Corbisiero added to Lions squad

5 June 2013 1 comment

Alex Corbisiero is leaving England’s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian Healy. Healy suffered an […]

Nine-try rout for British & Irish Lions against Western Force

5 June 2013 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions have made a successful start to their tour of Australia with a convincing 69-17 win over the Western Force in […]

Peter Jackson: Will next Warburton stand up now please!

5 June 2013 1 comment

Every Lions captain has to begin somewhere as an international player but only one began in the middle of nowhere. Four years ago last weekend, […]

Wallabies have what it takes insists Dean Mumm

5 June 2013 0 comments

Dean Mumm became the first Australian to take on the Lions in 2013 last Saturday when he ran out for the Barbarians – and despite […]

O’Driscoll to captain Lions against Force

4 June 2013 1 comment

Brian O’Driscoll will lead the British & Irish Lions against the Force in Perth on Wednesday in a side that shows 15 new faces. The […]

Jeff Probyn: Lions must have full control and never do a Hartley

4 June 2013 3 comments

As the Lions prepare for the real start to this summer’s much awaited tour, the question is, (money aside) why bother with a run out […]

Nick Cain: First blood to Lions as toxic Quade gets ‘axed’

23 May 2013 0 comments

The slabs of red meat are one up already! The sledging war initiated by our Aussie mates ahead of the arrival of the 2013 Lions […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

23 May 2013 0 comments

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad: The pace to scare […]

James Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good

22 May 2013 1 comment

Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with all the inherent injury […]

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

22 May 2013 1 comment

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch them on TV! The […]

Power will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard

16 May 2013 0 comments

Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to the last against Australia. […]

Scott Williams out of Japan tour

14 May 2013 0 comments

Scott Williams has been force to withdraw from Wales’ tour to Japan due to a recurrent shoulder injury. The 22-year-old sustained the injury last Friday […]

Sean Fitzpatrick: No controversy means right Lions squad

10 May 2013 0 comments

Sean Fitzpatrick reckons the lack of controversy following the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad means Warren Gatland got it right. In an […]

Jeremy Guscott: No more squabbles, let’s all just get behind our squad

9 May 2013 2 comments

I like the look of Warren Gatland’s 2013 Lions squad, which has physicality as well as speed and skill. Like all Lions squads there are […]

Nick Cain: These slabs of meat will be mighty mouthfuls

8 May 2013 0 comments

Slabs of red meat? More like slabs of gristle. The sort of tough, unpalatable stuff that the Aussies, who like the red meat on their […]

“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook

8 May 2013 2 comments

James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive days. “It’s obvious that […]

Captain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees

7 May 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was his ability to get […]

Nick Cain: Give Danny loving care the same as Quade

2 May 2013 1 comment

Danny Cipriani must be cursing his luck that he wasn’t born an Aussie. Cipriani is a less divisive and outspoken character than Quade Cooper, the […]

Tigers players’ reaction after Lions call

1 May 2013 1 comment

Leicester Tigers are the most represented English club in the British and Irish Lions squad with six of their players on their way to Hong […]

Elliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight

1 May 2013 2 comments

It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs coach Shane Howarth it […]

Jeremy Guscott looks at the contenders for the Lions captaincy and selects his man

18 April 2013 0 comments

For the first in a long time whoever Warren Gatland selects as his Lions captain will not be a majority pick by most supporters. In […]

Jamie Roberts to kick-off tribute to Dr jack Matthews

12 April 2013 1 comment

Jamie Roberts will get a chance to ease his pre-British & Irish Lions squad selection nerves when he kicks-off a special tribute match to one […]

James Haskell: Wasps fall in classic episode of Euro thrills

10 April 2013 1 comment

The Premiership is fantastically competitive week-in- week-out. It’s hard, it’s physical and many of the weekly match-ups could easily be described as being big games. […]

Nick Cain picks his 2013 Lions tour party with some surprising ins and outs

7 April 2013 1 comment

No Brian O’Driscoll. No Chris Robshaw. Neither men make my 2013 Lions tour party for the straightforward reason that others are better equipped to help […]

Nick Cain assesses the potential outcomes of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

4 April 2013 0 comments

Can England’s leading club sides come up trumps when it is all on the line, or will they follow in the footsteps of Stuart Lancaster’s […]

Dream Team: John Andress – Worcester and former Ulster, Harlequins and Exeter prop

3 April 2013 0 comments

1. Ceri Jones – He’s a good mate of mine and someone I’ve got to know well down the years. He’s a cracking player and […]

Peter Jackson: Welsh will grab Lions share for Australia

28 March 2013 0 comments

After smashing the team that smashed the All Blacks, Wales will take the Lions’ share when the Test series begins against Australia this summer. No […]