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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThe sterile Lions Tests are killing the game | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett on how the boredom set in watching the three Lions Tests this summer
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Features
/ 5 years agoDavies: Lions should get Prem clubs on board now for 2025
Appeal: Gareth Davies GARETH Davies believes the plans for the 2025 tour to Australia by the Lions should be sorted out...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNo risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoLions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington
The Saracens winger expects the club's contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions must now engage with the Premiership
COLIN BOAG T he idea that the best players from the Home Unions get together every four years and travel to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPumas more physical than Lions says captain Kolisi
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says Argentina were a tough obstacle to overcome with their physical pack
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTimes when the Lions were fouled by the officials
Nick Cain on why the neutrality of referees is imperative to Lions tours, as history can attest
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGive Lions tours more time pleads Warren Gatland
WARREN Gatland shrugged off the despair of a heartbreaking series loss to South Africa to demand the Lions be given more...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoVerdict: Two tries in three Tests don’t win Lions tours
Brendan Gallagher picks apart how the Lions lost the third Test, after leading at half-time
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMINUTE-BY-MINUTE THE LIONS ON TOUR
THE Lions used 31 players throughout the series yet only two players went the distance from the first Test to the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoLions series needed Buzz Aldrin at full-back | Chris Hewett
There are those revered for their kicking ability over the decades, but the sport has changed its dynamics and expectations since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher
If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEverything was stacked against Lions from the start | Nick Cain
No, rugby is not coming to an end. This Lions tour posed significant challenges to both teams, it was just the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOwen Farrell Lions snub means he misses a major milestone | Peter Jackson
Owen Farrell stands in some esteemed company as England and Lions fly-half
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 19-16 Lions: Lions let their chances slip along with this troubled series
THIS was a series that the 2021 Lions let slip at the last. The spike that they became hooked on was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoDisciplinary panel dismisses biting charge against Lions prop Kyle Sinckler
Sinckler had been alleged to have bitten Springboks lock Franco Mostert in the second half of the second Test
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Warren Gatland drops seven Lions players for third Test decider
A big shake-up in selection by Lions head coach Warren Gatland
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGatland: Lions set for brutal showdown
■By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland prepared his Lions for a “brutal cup final” in Cape Town on Saturday after seeing the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMiles back behind the mic for Lions
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER MILES Harrison will make a welcome return to the Sky Sports commentary box for...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 27-9 Lions: Lions must break free from tactical straightjacket
Nick Cain's report on the second Test which saw the Springboks bring the series level
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRun the Boks tired and Lions can still triumph | Jeremy Guscott
How do you beat the aerial battle? Keep ball in hand
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions series: Jasper Wiese in at No.8 for Springboks
The Springboks have named their team for the second Test against the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions criticised for inclusion of Dan Biggar for second Test
Fly-half Dan Biggar has been selected to start for the Lions days after failing a HIA in the first Test
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoWarren Gatland makes three changes to the Lions for second Test
Conor Murray, Chris Harris and Mako Vunipola all come in to start for the British & Irish Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland’s Lions get ready for Bok-lash
The thoughts of Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes and Siya Kolisi after the first Test
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJonker’s call is bonkers and insult to the Lions | Nick Cain
The appointment of Marius Jonker as TMO for a series between the Springboks and Lions is farcical
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith Lions cap ceremony had family attend via Zoom
Lions bosses didn't want Marcus Smith to miss out on his family not being there to see Jason Leonard hand him...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoLeaking Lions may put a plug in it now | Chris Hewett
JIM TELFER was not best pleased. “For God’s sake cut it out,” he snarled at Mark Regan and Barrie Williams, two...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions expose Boks’ Vermeulen loss
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THERE can be no...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions have blind spot for English flankers in Test series openers | Peter Jackson
How the each of the four unions have contributed to first Test selection on Lions tours going back to 1971, and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoThe Lions can climb Everest again this time says their coaching legend
The legendary British & Irish Lions forwards coach discusses the 2021 tour and the odds of Gatland tasting success as he...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 17-22 Lions: Long arm of the Lawes grabs Lions first prize
Nick Cain's match report on a victorious start to the Test series for the British & Irish Lions, thanks in no...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLions character shone through at the end | Shane Williams
Shane Williams points out the big calls Warren Gatland got right in the second Test
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test
Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAll three Lions Tests to be held at Cape Town Stadium
The second and third Tests were set to take place in Johannesburg, based in the province with the highest coronavirus infection...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoKolisi cleared to lead the Springboks, Pollard to reach milestone against Lions
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has struggled for fitness after overcoming Covid-19
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions need Joe’s prowess up front
HEADING into first Test week, the big question remains: Can the Lions pack get parity at the set-piece. Warren Gatland has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy
By NICK CAIN South Africa A..17pts Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31 Conversions: Steyn 13, 33 Penalties: Steyn 5 Lions ..................13pts Tries:...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSam Simmonds is on a high with Lions after Twickenham pain
The Exeter Chiefs star has channelled Premiership final defeat into positivity on tour with the British & Irish Lions
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow the Lions know just what they are up against | Jeff Probyn
A step up from the rest of their tour matches on Wednesday night for the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoEmily Scarratt joins call for women’s British & Irish Lions team
The England vice-captain believes a women's Lions tour is the ideal way of growing the game beyond the World Cup and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStormers 3-49 Lions: Yes, signs are positive but Lions had it easy again
How the Lions performed against the Stormers and Nick Cain's team for the first Test
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMarcus continues to live the dream as joker in the Lions pack
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fast tempo: Scrum-half Ali Price OK, it was ‘only’ a seriously under-strength Stormers, shorn of all their South...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringboks plan early mayhem against the Lions
Daniel Gallan looks at South Africa A's win over the Lions on Wednesday night
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith and Alun Wyn Jones to be involved for Lions, Hogg to captain
Warren Gatland has made a raft of changes to the Lions team that lost to South Africa 'A'
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones cleared to travel to South Africa and link up with Lions squad
The tour captain is set to complete a remarkable turnaround from a dislocated shoulder and rejoin the Lions camp
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad
Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStill no Robbie Henshaw for the Lions as team named to face South Africa ‘A’
Conor Murray to captain the Lions for the first time as a starter, as Gatland makes 12 changes to team that...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Lions in SOS call to Marcus Smith
The England fly-half will fly to South Africa today to join up with the British & Irish Lions
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