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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoEngland coaches in frame for Lions
England will make Grand Slam coaches Steve Borthwick and Paul Gustard available for the Lions in New Zealand next year. Eddie...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend would make a fine Lions attack coach
As amazing as a 2017 Lions coaching team of Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter sounds they are all bosses ...
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Features
/ 10 years agoJenkins reminisces about Lions battles
By Matt Lloyd His displays against New Zealand last month suggest evergreen prop Gethin Jenkins could yet make a remarkable fourth British...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSchmidt and Cotter in talks on Lions tour
By Peter Jackson The Lions are to interview Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter as well as Warren Gatland for the job...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions Tour: Nick Cain selects his starting XV
ONE of the messages for the 2017 Lions that reverberates loudest from the 2016 England tour of Australia was don’t write...
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Features
/ 10 years agoLet Schmidt and Johnno lead the Lions in New Zealand
England‘s World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson should join forces with Ireland‘s Joe Schmidt to form an inspirational British & Irish Lions...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend could be Warren Gatland’s most important Lions pick
I have been watching and waiting for Wales to get a foothold in the international game again – and just when...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England
The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSuper heroes who can be marvels with Lions
Saracens coach Alex Sanderson expects his real life ‘Fantastic Five’ of George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and brothers Mako and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayers heading for another post-Lions burnout say RPA
Damian Hopley believes England’s top stars are facing inevitable burnout unless steps are taken to limit the number of appearances they...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: For first Lions, cash not glory was top of bill
Whisper it quietly but the first Lions tour to New Zealand in 1888, which took in Australia as well, was all...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Lions tour schedule devised by donkeys
A year from now the 2017 Lions will be travelling to the other end of the world with the aim of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoWales look for Warren Gatland stand-in as Lions wait
Warren Gatland‘s almost certain invitation to lead the Lions has led Wales to make the first move towards appointing a caretaker...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to Colin Deans 30 years on from his big Lions let-down
Thirty years ago this week – April 16, 1986 – Colin Deans finally achieved his ambition of starting at hooker in...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain picks his Lions team based on their Six Nations form
It may still be some 14 months before the British & Irish Lions leave these shores to take on the formidable...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoSean Fitzpatrick: Lions will have the talent to test All Blacks
Sean Fitzpatrick and Jason Robinson come from different sides of the rugby spectrum in every sense, but this week the indestructible...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Steve Boyle – former England, Lions, Gloucester and Moseley lock
The day I was told I’d been selected for the 1983 Lions was probably the happiest and saddest of my life....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Squires – former Ripon, Harrogate, England and Lions wing
Ripon born and bred, I was lucky enough to be able to play both county cricket and rugby for Yorkshire. I...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Wales can roar home with Lions in midfield
Wales have a great chance to win this year’s Six Nations – if they use their heads. But if the World...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoKeep it clean and you can lead Lions, Dylan
Northampton forwards coach reckons hooker is a live contender to captain the 2017 Lions – if he keeps his nose clean...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLions roar after receiving Mick George Ltd funding
Peterborough Lions Rugby Club have drawn up plans to make substantial improvements to the grounds from which the club operates after...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Could Johnno make Lions roar again in New Zealand?
Martin Johnson has not attended many Press conferences since he resigned as England manager just over four years ago. However, he...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Lions need Warren Gatland but where are our guys?
Warren Gatland would be my choice right now to lead the Lions to New Zealand in 2017, but where have all...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle
Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby's biggest test,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Bainbridge – Former Blaydon, Fylde, Orrell, Gosforth, England & Lions Lock
I’m firmly of the belief that National Service or a couple of years of compulsory rugby would help today’s youth understand...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ollie Campbell – former Ireland and Lions fly-half
Rugby is not just a sport, it’s a way of life. At nine, my Dad took me to Lansdowne Road for...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Lee Byrne – former Lions, Wales, Dragons, Clermont and Ospreys full-back
1. Gethin Jenkins – The Welsh Lion has an almighty engine around the park and is simply impossible to move at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: TV drops Gareth Edwards… unlike Lions and Wales
Wales never went anywhere without him and neither did the Lions. Just as the unbeatable Joe Calzaghe never lost a world...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLions trio dumped by Wales
James Hook, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard will not play in the World Cup after being cut by Warren Gatland today....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLions announce 2017 tour schedule
The British and Irish Lions have announced the details of their 2017 tour of New Zealand with seven provincial games and...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain gets out his crystal ball and the form book to pick his 2017 Lions
Two years from now the Lions will be in the midst of a three Test series against a New Zealand side...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: Time for Lions to show claws over intinerary
The 2017 Lions itinerary, which was due to be announced in May but is now expected later this summer according to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre
When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Dwayne Peel – Bristol and former Sale, Scarlets, Wales and Lions scrum-half
1. Gethin Jenkins – The best loosehead of his generation. He’s been outstanding for so many years now and he knows...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions legend Graham Price takes a prop shot at Adam Jones axe
As the only tighthead on the planet to have propped the Lions through 12 consecutive Test matches, Graham Price knows a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Regan – former Bath, Leeds, Bristol, England and Lions hooker
Throughout my career I always played for the name on the front of the jersey not on the back and gave...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions
A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby‘s new year agenda, and great institutions like...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ieuan Evans – former Llanelli, Bath, Wales and Lions wing
Of all the tries I scored for club and country the one that won the 3rd Test for the Lions against...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoTwice as nice for Ben Youngs after post-Lions struggle
Scrum-half out to nail down his World Cup spot after putting post-Lions depression behind him to end the autumn as England’s...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Renwick – Former Hawick, Harlequins, Scotland and Lions centre
I was fortunate to play in the Seventies when rugby was really taking off. There were empty spaces on the terraces...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lions must show their teeth in South Seas
Having been among those agitating for New Zealand finally to pay a debt of honour to the Samoan people and play...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Duckham – England and Lions winger
In one sense I was really grateful my career overlapped a great period for rugby in the British Isles. My game...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJohn Spencer to manage 2017 Lions tour
Former England captain John Spencer has been appointed tour manager for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Greatest Lions of all miss their lost mates
At a push, they could pass for a platoon of D-Day veterans rather than the only rugby team to survive three...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Willie John’s Lions are dwarfed by Toulon titans
When the Lions secured their only series win against New Zealand in 1971, they did so with a pack averaging 15...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Stephen Jones – former Wales and Lions fly-half
The 2009 Lions tour was the most intensive period of my career. Some of the games were brutal and that second...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to three great English Lions to gather their views about the England back-row
Back-row expertise does not come with better credentials than that offered by Roger Uttley, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom. The trio...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWIN a signed Lions jersey
Win your chance to meet some of your Lions heroes as they prepare for their epic summer cycle ride across the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoNick Cain picks his new Lions team from the evidence of the Six Nations championship
Selecting a 2014 Lions side confirms more than anything just how long a year in rugby can be. If the Lions...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Phil Vickery – former Lions, England and Wasps prop
1. Christian Califano – I watched him as a lad and he took front row play to a new level. His...
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