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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGoosen puts the boot in to kill Lions
URC By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls .................. 30 Lions..................28 JOHAN Goosen’s monster penalty from inside his own half sent the Bulls into...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWomen’s Lions to play in 2027
THE British and Irish Lions will head to New Zealand in 2027 for a first ever women’s tour. The tour will...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLions announce historic women’s tour for 2027
The British and Irish Lions will send their first ever women’s team to New Zealand for a tour in September 2027....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoFarrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions
By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoCharismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions get tamed at the death by visiting Bouchier
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath .....29 Leicester L ......27 A NARROW, but deserved, and much-needed victory for the side who started the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoFarrell to take charge of Lions in 2025
Andy Farrell has been named as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the tour to Australia in 2025. Farrell,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLouw leads way for Lions
Sharks ............. 18 Lions.................20 A LATE rolling maul try by Marius Louw led the Lions to their first ever win against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions still roaring after vital victory secured
■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......25 Cinderford....... 20 LEICESTER Lions maintained hopes of survival with a vital and hard-fought win against...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoLions set to ring the changes
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview... Perpignan v Lions Today. 1pm LIONS head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be banking on the strength...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Lions to hunt change
By JOE SANTAMARIA Crunch: Jonny Wilkinson weathered the storm to kick three late points to earn the Lions a draw against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoOnly right that the Lions play in Ireland
The Lions used to go out of their way to make friends in little towns not much bigger than villages. Now...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLions set up Aviva date with Argentina for 2025
The British and Irish Lions will play a match in Ireland for the first time in their history when they face...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago14-man Lions too good for Dragons
By HAMISH Lions.................. 49pts Tries: van Wyck 11, Horn 28, 70; van der Merwe 43, 77; van der Berg 57 Conversions:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLively Lions on the prowl
By SAM JACKSON Lions ................ 61 Zebre................. 19 HENCO van Wyk and Edwill van der Merwe claimed two tries apiece as...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRogers at double as Bishop’s get better of Lions
■By JAMES JOHNSON Leicester L ......29 Bishop’s S........36 BISHOP’S Stortford deservedly won an entertaining contest against Leicester Lions at Westleigh Park....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years ago2025 Lions will be available for the whole tour
All players selected for the 2025 British and Irish Lions to Australia will be available for the whole tour thanks to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoHooper in line for Lions role
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions could appoint former Bath director of rugby and England Saxons second row Stuart...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLions hungry to taste first victory
PREVIEW... Benetton v Lions Today. Kick-off 1.30 ■By BEN JKAYCOCK SOUTH African side the Lions are hoping to pick up their...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLions of Europe would be a fine team to watch
A long time ago I concluded that the self-interest of the Six Nations runs so deep, and they are so frightened...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers take the spoils as Lions let it slip
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park .28 Leicester L ......20 SEDGLEY Tigers got the better of Leicester Lions in a tight contest...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh …… 17 Lions ……………. 16
By BEN JACOBS EDINBURGH held off the Lions to make it two wins from two to start their United Rugby Championship...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoLions knock over big boys but still have lot to learn
By BEN JAYCOCK The term ‘anyone can beat anyone on their day’ is an overused cliche in sport, but none is...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions languish at basement after Moseley defeat
By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley ..............25 Leicester Lions .... 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond escape Lions’ den with five points
■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......22 Richmond ........35 RICHMOND made it three wins in a row edging Leicester Lions in an...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIn-form Albion down Lions with Wilkinson treble
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............45 Leicester Lions .... 21 PLYMOUTH Albion extended their run of successive victories to three with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions are tamed on own patch as Heath respond
By MICK WILSON Leicester L ........ 3 Blackheath .... 34 BLACKHEATH bounced back from the disappointment of losing their long-standing home...
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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoWelsh Lions are strong enough to down Fijians
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT’S the ‘Flying Fijians’ in France yet again for Wales ... and we all know...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoKoroiyadi powers over to give promoted Lions a dream start
By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L .......23pts Tries: Stubbs 17, Koroiyadi 76 Conversions: Lewis 18, 77 Penalties: Lewis 27, 51, 56 Sale...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoMillions set to enjoy all of the razzmatazz
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK RUGBY World Cups are an exciting time because they are the biggest shop-window for...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s favourite to lead the Lions
By PAUL REES There has been little cheer for rugby in Australia in recent years, but the prospect of a Lions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoModern-day Lions seem to be tone deaf
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER So the Lions itinerary is out for their 2025 Australia tour and, although there is much to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoLions 2025 schedule released including game against Australia-New Zealand XV
The British and Irish Lions have confirmed their schedule for their 2025 tour of Australia, including a match against a joint...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLuctonians, Lions share spoils
THE BEST XV FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our National Two West reporters to compile The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoWe need more time to prepare the 2025 Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I was fortunate enough to go on two tours with the British & Irish Lions...
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World
/ 3 years agoLions stay in play-off hunt
Currie Cup round-up The Lions claimed a 33-26 win over the Cheetahs to stay in the play-off race. They led 20-7...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoNine Lions of Leinster would be in my team
CHRIS HEWETT Mitchell, Aston, Wotherspoon, Rotherham, Bromet, Hammond, Mayfield, Surtees, Thompson: on an early September afternoon in 1891, nine Cambridge University...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoProud Lions standing the test of time
PETER JACKSON Despite having celebrated his 93rd birthday earlier this month, Lewis Jones might consider himself a bit of a Johnny-come-lately...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNohamba stars as Lions finish strong
Lions ............. 50 Zebre .............35 Sanele Nohamba scored 20 points as the Lions beat Zebre in Pretoria to end their URC...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLast-gasp Bouchier penalty wins another for Lions
By LUKE JARMYN Hornets..................... 12 Leicester Lions........ 15 A last-minute nerve-jangling penalty by Leicester Lions’ fly-half Luke Bouchier secured the champions...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Lewis made history for the Lions
At home in his adopted Yorkshire the other day, Lewis Jones answered the phone with a cheerful response to being wished...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions in different class to students
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L.......40 Exeter Uni........... 5 Leicester Lions proved too good and too strong for Exeter University. The Lions...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoLions ……………. 51 Racing 92 ……28
LIONS battled to victory in their first ever Challenge Cup knockout stage game in Johannesburg, crushing Racing 92 despite being down...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCollins left in ‘shock’ after Lions claim league title
By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions head coach Gareth Collins says he went into shock at the full-time whistle last weekend when...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClassy Lions hold off battling Stour
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L..............53 Stourbridge............29 Leicester Lions showed their class to emerge victorious against a Stourbridge side that made them...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLions find their feet in final 20
Benetton .........28 Lions.................32 The Lions kept alive their play-off hopes with a comeback win in Treviso having trailed 28-13 going into...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions seal the title in style on home soil
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L........33pts Loughborough... 5pts Leicester Lions clinched the inaugural National 2 West title with a resounding win over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoBob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions
PETER JACKSON Bob Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street via the Yorkshire Post during the heady days of late summer...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoI’d love to see South Seas take on Lions
CHRIS HEWETT MAYBE, just maybe, there is life in the old Lion yet, thanks to the Australians. Which must be quite...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRampant Lions put Redruth to sword
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............... 7 Leicester L.......33 LEICESTER Lions took another step towards promotion with a bonus-point win in the Redruth...
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