All posts tagged "British and Irish Lions"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: No retaliation? That leaves players open to attack
I apologise if I sound like angry from Tunbridge Wells but am I the only one a little puzzled by all...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Our power defence will have worried Wallabies
There’s a reason why this was billed as the fourth Test and the Reds duly obliged in asking questions of Warren...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Why it may pay to keep faith with Vunipolas
Before she takes morning service at Avenue Methodist Church in High Wycombe today (last Sunday), the Reverend Singa Vunipola will say...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: The folly of Foley could kill off the Lions tours
Michael Foley played against the 2001 Lions four times. Once at hooker for the Queensland Reds, and three times for the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoPaul O’Connell alongside Richie Gray for me – Simon Shaw
The lack of a traditional heavyweight lock could see Richie Gray earn a spot in the Lions Test team, according to...
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/ 12 years agoWarren Gatland calls on Billy Twelvetrees
Billy Twelvetrees will leave England‘s tour of Argentina and travel to Australia to join the British & Irish Lions. The England...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain wonders why the Lions have not turned to the obvious choice as they tackle front row crisis
The departure lounges of airports as distant from each other as Durban and Buenos Aires have been busy over the last...
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/ 12 years agoGreenwood: “12-13 Test players will face Tahs”
Former British & Irish LIons centre Will Greenwood expects to see between 12 and 13 players that will make up the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoSuffering Lions ‘should have called up wrecker Andrew Sheridan’
As Lions props drop by the day, former Wallaby front row Matt Dunning admits he cannot believe Warren Gatland has not...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoTen-try rout for sloppy British & Irish Lions in Newcastle
The British & Irish remained unbeaten in their tour of Australia with a 64-0 win over the New South Wales and...
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/ 12 years agoWallabies call-up for Luke Morahan
Robbie Deans has called Queensland Reds winger Luke Morahan to join the Wallabies ahead of Test series against the British &...
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/ 12 years agoCooper left out of Wallabies squad
Quade Cooper will not face the British & Irish Lions as he was left out of Robbie Deans’ final Wallabies squad....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoBritish & Irish Lions overcome feisty Queensland Reds
The British & Irish Lions faced their toughest challenge since the start of their tour of Australian but they remained unbeaten...
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/ 13 years agoGethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour
The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the...
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/ 13 years agoRyan Grant called up by Lions
Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead,...
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/ 13 years agoHealy cleared of biting but out of tour injured
Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoSam Warburton returns to captain British & Irish Lions against Reds
Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Queensland Reds on...
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/ 13 years agoQuade Cooper to face Lions with Reds
Quade Cooper will face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday after being named in the Reds starting XV by boss...
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/ 13 years agoCian Healy cited for biting
Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish...
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/ 13 years agoAlex Corbisiero added to Lions squad
Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoNine-try rout for British & Irish Lions against Western Force
The British & Irish Lions have made a successful start to their tour of Australia with a convincing 69-17 win over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Will next Warburton stand up now please!
Every Lions captain has to begin somewhere as an international player but only one began in the middle of nowhere. Four...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoWallabies have what it takes insists Dean Mumm
Dean Mumm became the first Australian to take on the Lions in 2013 last Saturday when he ran out for the...
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/ 13 years agoO’Driscoll to captain Lions against Force
Brian O’Driscoll will lead the British & Irish Lions against the Force in Perth on Wednesday in a side that shows...
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/ 13 years agoWestern Force name side to face Lions
The Western Force have named a weakened side to face the British & Irish Lions tomorrow in Perth for the tour’s...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoJames Horwill: My Wallabies won’t be punchbags
Australia captain James Horwill issued the Lions a fighting challenge last night, warning that the Wallabies will match them blow for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions must have full control and never do a Hartley
As the Lions prepare for the real start to this summer’s much awaited tour, the question is, (money aside) why bother...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Wallace – Lions, Ireland and Munster flanker
In the build-up to the 2009 Grand Slam we had a camp before the tournament just after Munster had played the...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Scott Hastings – former Watsonians, Scotland and Lions centre
1. Pascal Ondarts – French prop who would scare me when I saw him in the tunnel before a game. A...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: First blood to Lions as toxic Quade gets ‘axed’
The slabs of red meat are one up already! The sledging war initiated by our Aussie mates ahead of the arrival...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour
Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad:...
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/ 13 years agoI won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood
Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch...
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/ 13 years agoIsrael Folau in, Quade Cooper out for Wallabies to face Lions
Cross-code convert Israel Foau is set to become a dual-code international after being named in Robbie Deans’ initial Wallabies squad to...
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/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: My three Lions to scatter the Wallabies
Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has earmarked Justin Tipuric, Tom Youngs and Leigh Halfpenny as his Lions players...
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/ 13 years agoOne more year for BOD but no Amlin final
Brian O’Driscoll has signed a new one-year contract with the IRFU which will see him available for Leinster and Ireland until...
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/ 13 years agoPower will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard
Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to...
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/ 13 years agoBaa-Baas squad finalised
Fresh from a monster performance that propelled Northampton to their first Aviva Premiership final, Samu Manoa will become a Barbarian. The...
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/ 13 years agoWarren Gatland on playing against the Lions
British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland goes back to memory lane and remembers what it is like to play...
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/ 13 years agoSean Fitzpatrick: No controversy means right Lions squad
Sean Fitzpatrick reckons the lack of controversy following the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad means Warren Gatland got...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Sorry, but I just can’t see any Englishman starting first Test
With the horse trading over at last we can now focus on a squad that we all hope will bring home...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: No more squabbles, let’s all just get behind our squad
I like the look of Warren Gatland‘s 2013 Lions squad, which has physicality as well as speed and skill. Like all...
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/ 13 years agoKurtley Beale suspended again
Kurtley Beale’s hopes of winning selection against the British and Irish Lions are in tatters after he was suspended again for...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: These slabs of meat will be mighty mouthfuls
Slabs of red meat? More like slabs of gristle. The sort of tough, unpalatable stuff that the Aussies, who like the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook
James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive...
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/ 13 years agoJoin our Lions prediction game
Ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, The Rugby Paper invites you to join our SuperBru Lions prediction league....
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/ 13 years agoCaptain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees
Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was...
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/ 13 years agoTigers players’ reaction after Lions call
Leicester Tigers are the most represented English club in the British and Irish Lions squad with six of their players on...
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/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster congratulates English Lions
Stuart Lancaster was quick to congratulate the ten England players selected in this summer’s British & Irish Lions touring party. Backs...
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/ 13 years agoWarren Gatland names British and Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has announced his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer. Welshman Sam Warburton will captain the...
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/ 13 years agoJason Robinson picks his Lions XV
Ahead of the squad announcement on April 30, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for...
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