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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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBomb squad blow out as Nienaber’s subs go pop
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT What a strange if memorable game down in Cape Town. Nothing quite panned out as we might have...
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoBen Spencer’s tee-time at Celtic Manor
Did you know Gareth Bale is the brother-in-law of Taulupe Faletau, teammate of Ben Spencer at Bath?
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoFarewell to Newlands, mecca of memories | Chris Hewett
Newlands was the beating heart of rugby in the Western Cape and for the Springboks for decades
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Features
/ 5 years agoKoroibete farce exposes high tackle inconsistency
COLIN BOAG One of the key things that fans want is consistency in the way the game is refereed and administered....
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Geoff Evans: Poisoned anchovies sabotaged my tour
Former British & Irish Lions centre Geoff Evans details a hellish night at the team hotel in 1974
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Wolves poised for World Cup return
Portugal appear to be on the brink of qualifying for their first Rugby World Cup since 2007
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks tell Wales: We’re still coming OK
A major boost for the WRU as the All Blacks reiterate their commitment to the autumn Test at the Principality
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFiji favourites but anything can happen
Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the men’s rugby Sevens competition at the Olympic Games which gets underway in Tokyo on Monday,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSimon Amor’s Tokyo Olympics verdict on the Men’s Sevens
The former Team GB Sevens coach previews the action in Japan
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time
The Saracens and England flanker says the women's game is at the precipice of a commercial boom
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens
Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoIncessant TMO calls become so annoying | Jeff Probyn
The tour should be ended without the third Test being played if the Lions win again next week, argues Jeff Probyn
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMitchell leaves England for Wasps
ENGLAND defence coach John Mitchell is to join the backroom staff at Wasps. The 57-year-old former All Blacks head coach has...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland U18 star Josh opts for Spain
Up and up: Josh Peters wins lineout for Spain ONE of the more exotic recent Oundle graduates is strapping lock Josh...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoFirst Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show
Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGatland the brave got his selections right again | Jeremy Guscott
All that was missing for the Lions in the first Test was a hit up the middle, writes Jeremy Guscott
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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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis Springbok scrum was a pale imitation of itself
DANIEL GALLAN VERDICT Destroyer: Pieter-Steph du Toit The Springboks have tasted defeat before. Despite a widespread perception among many fans and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘I got lucky’ – Springbok De Allende makes admission about firepit explosion
Damian de Allende was one of four Munster players who received medical attention for burns from a firepit accident in June
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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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors
The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith puts his name on Gatland’s list
The Premiership winner starred on debut for the Lions
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoToo many errors, but future’s bright for Wales | Shane Williams
Shane Williams' verdict of the loss to Argentina at the Principality
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks bucked the trend of decline | Chris Hewett
For the fifth time since 1997, the Lions face a series against the reigning world champions but have they all been...
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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 agoFarrell at fly-half yells ‘whitewash’
AS much as I want the Lions to do well on their tour of South Africa, I just cannot see it...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones unholsters young guns with England
Paul Rees considers the newcomers who could force their way into international reckoning with England
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: First Test success vital for a winning series
There is always a special feel to the first Test of any Lions series in South Africa, a step into the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGeorgia coach in hospital with Covid
GEORGIA head coach Levan Maisashvili is in a Johannesburg hospital with “serious lung damage” after testing positive for Covid-19. Maisashvili’s side...
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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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMurray must put muzzle on De Klerk
KYRAN BRACKEN THE Lions must wrap up Faf de Klerk and cut off the supply line of his dangerous aerial bombs...
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Methody have led way from the start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools We recently featured the considerable rugby achievements of Royal Belfast Academical...
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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 agoSmit: ‘Gigantic’ series will leave its legacy
The victorious Springboks captain 12 years ago says he is just glad this year's tour is going ahead
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Features
/ 5 years agoPlayers lost their kit in a daze every week
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER RICHMOND AND ESHER FLY-HALF ROB KIRBY My time at Christchurch Boys High in New Zealand was...
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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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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWarren Gatland must stretch Boks to exhaustion | Jeremy Guscott
There is just one week to go until the first Test, Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Lions are shaping up...
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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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Shane Williams
/ 5 years agoDaly must start at 13 if we want to beat the Boks | Shane Williams
The Saracens & England back has shown himself to still be as adroit at outside centre as at his time at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJordaan off to Vannes, not Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VANNES have agreed a deal with experienced South African lock Jeremy Jordaan who was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSomething’s brewing for Jamie George and Elliot Daly
ENGLAND stars Jamie George and Elliot Daly have become the go-to guys for their barista service in the Lions camp. The...
International Rugby
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