All posts tagged "British and Irish Lions"
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont honoured with knighthood
Doddie Weir also honoured for his contribution to rugby and the search for a cure to Motor Neurone Disease
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Don’t sacrifice Lions Tour for a duff cup competition
Killing off the Lions Tour is criminal, writes Nick Cain
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPuma king with the most giant killings
83rd cap: Leguizamon THAT old war horse Juan Manuel Leguizamon seems to be “retired” by the Pumas selectors at the end...
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Features
/ 8 years agoProsser lessons put Faulkner on road to riches
Lyndon J Faulkner tells BRENDAN GALLAGHER about Ray Prosser’s lasting impression BRENDAN GALLAGHER Winner: Lyndon J Faulkner in Pooler colours RAY...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLion Haydn dies at 81
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions flanker Haydn Morgan has died at the age of 81. Morgan won the first...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoWales & Lions captain Sam Warburton retires from rugby with immediate effect
Legendary flanker calls time on his career before reaching the age of 30
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDebut for Williams as North moves to centre
WING George North was named at centre with Ellis Jenkins captaining Wales for the first time in last night’s Test match...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoWales to get £1.25m payout from Lions tour of New Zealand
All is good for Wales, but Peter Jackson says all is not well as future Lions tours face threats
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoBritish & Irish Lions mark 130th anniversary with one-off ceremonial caps
Lions chiefs launch idea to honour all current and previous players to have donned the famous jersey
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoI’m ready to be No1 now says Anscombe
GARETH Anscombe has told Wales fans he is close to finding his best form as he targets becoming Warren Gatland’s number...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBeefed up Barrett back after shoulder surgery
NEWS EXTRA By GEORGE LAWRENCE ALL BLACKS full-back Jordie Barrett will make his return to action for the Wellington Hurricanes development...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEvans joins Cross Keys as coach
FORMER British and Irish Lions lock Ian Evans, 33, has joined the coaching team at Welsh Premiership side Cross Keys. Evans,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoO’Callaghan to call time in summer
WORCESTER lock Donncha O’Callaghan will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. O’Callaghan, 38,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHat-trick man Jamie George signs new Saracens deal
By Adam Ellis Jamie George has signed a new deal with Saracens to stay at Allianz Park until 2021. The British...
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/ 9 years agoElias has ability to make next Lions tour insists Owen
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS captain Ken Owens has tipped his understudy Ryan Elias for a place on the British and Irish...
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/ 9 years agoNorthampton confirm Biggar signing
Northampton have today confirmed that Dan Biggar has signed a contract to join the East Midlands club in the summer of...
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/ 9 years agoLions star pens new Wasps deal
British and Irish Lions and England international Elliot Daly has extended his contract with Wasps. The 24 year-old, who started every...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEngland tour was just what I needed after Lions setback
England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he has overcome his Lions disappointment and is targeting silverware with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Will All Blacks be fresh to go again?
New Zealand have lost only two of their 27 Rugby Championship matches to date – there was also a draw against...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoWill All Blacks be fresh to go again?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his expert eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off New Zealand have lost...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoRead leads Kiwi charge to restore the world order
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Although it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that the Crusaders’ Super Rugby triumph at Ellis Park...
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Features
/ 9 years agoIt’s tough to replace that old rugby buzz
ALEX BYWATER talks to Matthew Pewtner about life after rugby following shock early retirement Sevens star: Matthew Pewtner in action for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Baa-baas ‘Test’ would solve the Lions tour conundrum
Sometimes you have to ask why people ask questions when something has already been decided upon and accepted by all. I...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoGary Gold: Boks reborn with Venter working for the defence
The fact that the All Blacks drew the three-match series with the British and Irish Lions would have been of concern...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJacko column: Warburton an invaluable role model for all
By Peter Jackson No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking up permanent residence in that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWho’d have thought it? Sam a radio role model
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFor consistency, Murray is your man
By JON NEWCOMBE CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens chairman proposes a balancing act to solve Lions/Premiership Rugby dispute
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to the rancorous issue...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoKyle Sinckler arrested in Auckland hours after Lions final Test
British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler was arrested by Auckland authorities in the early hours of Sunday morning following an...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoTired old start but, boy, did these Lions spring to life
BRENDAN GALLAGHER reviews the last five weeks and picks out his big winners and losers Match 1, June 3: Provincial Barbarians...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Lions should have taken 45 players in first place
Replacement strategies are becoming the bane of Lions tours, as the furore around the ‘Geography Six’ – the late call-ups to...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Sexton and Farrell are certain to get better and better playing together
It was a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game; it was right up with the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: One match to go, and these Lions could end up legends
With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I am already suffering from Lions fatigue and can’t wait...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSame players trusted by Lions ahead of Series decider
The British & Irish Lions have named an unchanged starting line-up and bench for the decisive third Test against New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThree changes for All Blacks and Read to win 100th Cap in decider
All Blacks captain Kieran Read will win his 100th Test cap in the Series decider against the British and Irish Lions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve
This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in Lions folklore but a game which neatly...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions prove they have stomach for the battle
To beat an All Blacks side that have lost only six games since the World Cup in 2011 – and not...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSo what next to save Lions from being an anachronism?
Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Lions could reinvent themselves in the coming seasons THE British and Irish Lions need to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarburton returns for Lions in Wellington
Sam Warburton will captain The British & Irish Lions against New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington on Saturday. Tour...
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/ 9 years agoHenshaw and North ruled out of Lions tour
Robbie Henshaw and George North have been ruled out of the rest of The British & Irish Lions Tour due to...
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/ 9 years agoAll Blacks change two for second Test
Waisake Naholo and Anton Lienert-Brown will both start for New Zealand in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions...
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/ 9 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Lions and Hurricanes share spoils in Wellington
The British and Irish Lions were forced to concede a 31-31 draw to the Hurricanes in Wellington letting the Super Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWATCH: The Lions tries agains the Hurricanes
The British and Irish Lions scored three tries in their 31-31 draw against the Hurricanes in Wellington today. Tommy Seymour opened...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFULL-TIME: Yellow Lions forced to settle for draw in Wellington
A late yellow card to Iain Henderson cost the British and Irish Lions in Wellington this morning as they were forced...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game
By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRead fit to captain All Blacks against Lions
All Blacks captain Kieran Read has overcome a thumb injury and will face the British and Irish Lions in the first...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoO’Mahony to lead Lions against All Blacks
Peter O’Mahony will captain the British & Irish Lions against New Zealand in the first Test in Auckland on Saturday. Ireland...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoREPORT: Sensational tries help the Lions beat the Chiefs in Hamilton
The British and Irish Lions will go into the Test Series against the All Blacks on the back of two convincing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions must learn how to ‘walk in’ those try chances
Will start: George North has no real challenger at present JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Guscott Lions Test team: Halfpenny; Watson,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s all-time All Blacks Maori XV
1. Billy Bush – William Kingita Te Pohe to give the Napier and Canterbury prop his full name. Wild looking, heavily...
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