All posts tagged "British and Irish Lions"
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoJames Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!
Lions tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFarrell is Lions’ key man, not Sexton
Permutations for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless of the number,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Of course Billy’s a loss, but others will step in
The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Billy Vunipola‘s withdrawal from the Lions tour party to New Zealand due to a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher picks his all-time Lions XV
15. JPR Williams Ever present in 1971 and 1974 and a player who took the fight to the ‘enemy’ more than...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarburton fit to lead Lions in tour opener
Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening match against...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Set Faletau loose and he can cause havoc for Lions
Taulupe Faletau is in the spotlight following Billy Vunipola‘s withdrawal from the Lions tour because No.8 is such an influential position....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions should copy Crusaders’ blueprint to restrict Barrett’s influence
Beauden Barrett has a skill-set that would be the envy of a lot of world-class players, but last weekend playing for...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarburton declares himself FIT for Lions tour
British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is fully fit and ready to “crack on” for the New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBig Billy out of Lions tour
Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand due to an ongoing shoulder injury. The...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoSchmidt brings in new faces
NEWS EXTRA JOE Schmidt has included eight uncapped players in his Ireland squad for the three-Test tour of the USA and...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Jack can be the lad to help swing it for the Lions
You underestimate Jack Nowell at your peril, as many international defence coaches will readily concede. The nuggety Cornishman is not the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks will need big guns firing – Franks
Double World Cup-winning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons the array of “world-class” talent within the Lions ranks, led by the indomitable...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Don’t bleed for All Blacks, they don’t care about us
The growing list of New Zealand injuries is starting to worry Steve Hansen. The All Black coach usually does a passable...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoTe’o warns Farrell: I’m aiming to be a starter
Ben Te’o has warned fellow British & Lions No.12 hopefuls Owen Farrell and Robbie Henshaw he aims to be a starter...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Lions snub ‘gutted’ me admits an angry Brown
Raging England full-back Mike Brown has vowed to take out his frustrations on Argentina after revealing his anger at Warren Gatland’s...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoInjured Lions’ Players Should Have Time on the Field
Getting injured in any sport means time on the sidelines. It’s frustrating for the player, his teammates, and even the fans....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoOspreys grounded without Alun-Wyn
Scarlets 40pts Tries: Boyde 35, S Evans 38, Shingler 60, McNicholl 72, J Davies 75 Conversions: Patchell 37, 40, 61 Penalties:...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny free to join Lions from off
LEIGH Halfpenny will be available for the start of the British and Irish Lions tour even if Toulon reach the Top14...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoMcGeechan: Lions have quality to win
No one speaks with more authority and knowledge about the British & Irish Lions than Sir Ian McGeechan, who was head...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoOnly way to beat the All Blacks is all out attack – Robbie Fruean
As a proud Kiwi, Robbie Fruean would never bet against the All Blacks, but he reckons their downfall against the Lions...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: McCafferty cannot be allowed to cage Lions
Mark McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage while, at the same...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoHartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’
Dylan Hartley‘s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton‘s restricted game plan, according to former England and...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: This can be when North becomes a true great
We could see some of the best rugby ever to be played on this Lions tour. That might sound as if...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoBilly and I can mix it up in back row says Faletau
Taulupe Faletau insists he will have no qualms switching to flanker for the Lions if it means starting alongside his cousin...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Scots unlucky that Twickenham defeat was not considered a blip
My heart sunk a little for the Scots on Wednesday when John Spencer read out the 41- strong Lions squad and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Scots, but Gatland has gone for power again
Scotland now has exactly as many Lions as the sum total of Conservative and Labour Members of Parliament – two. Even...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions have the talent, do they have the time?
It was always going to be a very competitive 2017 Lions squad, and I like the look of the 41 players...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Hansen’s barbs hide All Blacks’ insecurity
Steve Hansen didn’t hang around when it came to giving the 2017 Lions the voodoo doll treatment. No sooner had the...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoWarburton: I’m ready now to captain this side again
Captain Sam Warburton on form, fitness and accepting the honour to lead the Lions’ challenge in New Zealand Sam Warburton became...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘Creative’ Lions can expose All Blacks
ALL Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick reckons Warren Gatland has picked a high class British and Irish Lions squad for the tour...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll-rounder Farrell reminds McCaw of legend Carter
Richie McCaw believes Owen Farrell is turning into a Northern Hemisphere version of Dan Carter. McCaw, a double World Cup-winning captain,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSam Warburton “humbled and proud” to be Lions captain again
Sam Warburton has been confirmed as the British & Irish Lions captain for the second Tour in a row. Warburton will...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoOFFICIAL: British and Irish Lions squad announced
The British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer has been announced today. For the second successive tour, head...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Dylan must hope Lions history isn’t repeated
The Lions leave the England captain at home, pick his Irish counterpart instead for the series in New Zealand and end...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoCole: Challenge of Sinckler forcing me to be a better player
England stalwart Dan Cole reckons the sound of thundering heels from young tight-head pretender Kyle Sinckler will ensure he never drops...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoTake 45 players to New Zealand, you’re going to need all of them!
The 2017 Lions must go to New Zealand mob-handed – and only heavy hitting hard nuts need apply. That is the...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: back rows
New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader…or maybe Conor!
Who should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections the 2017 Lions head coach will...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoYoung: Gold standard Launchbury a Lions must
Dai Young would be “hugely disappointed” to see Joe Launchbury left out of the Lions squad tomorrow and he reckons Wasps...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions Watch: locks
The giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoEvans: These backs can test my All Blacks
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans never bets against the All Blacks, but the Kiwi strategist reckons he can name a British &...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions have the ferocity up front to shock All Blacks
It’s not long now until Warren Gatland makes the final call on what will be the biggest challenge of his coaching...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: tightheads and hookers
New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher remembers the 1993 Lions tour
The last truly amateur tour in Lions history ended up as just about the perfect metaphor of everything that had preceded...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Warburton still the pick of captaincy candidates
The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland‘s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoOnly question is, which tour will Denny be on?
Denny Solomona would be a more than useful weapon in the Lions armoury if Warren Gatland was to make him his...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFarrell would make a great leader of Lions says Mako
Mako Vunipola reckons ‘world-class’ Owen Farrell would make a fantastic job of captaining the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain picks his English lions as Eddie Jones reaches a watershed
Whichever way you look at it, the manner in which England’s clean sweep and world record was slammed in Dublin was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSolomona eligible for England and the Lions
Sale Sharks flying winger Denny Solomona is now eligible to play for England after receiving notification from the RFU. Being English-qualified...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoTwickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’
Former Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope of significant Lions...
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