All posts tagged "British and Irish Lions"

• Jeff Probyn

  / 13 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: Five-year ring-fence could destroy our game in North

  Last week I wrote about the newly formed Rugby Coaches Association (RCA) and how it could be good for the game...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 13 years ago

  Nick Cain talks to Andrew Sheridan about his ongoing ambition to play for England and the Lions

  Andrew Sheridan is in the form of his life, the main axle in the Toulon juggernaut that is smashing the heavyweight...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions Greatest XV: scrum-halves

  The best scrum-half I have seen, or am ever likely to see – that was the verdict on Gareth Edwards from...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Armitage brothers look for Lions spot

  The Armitage brothers have accepted they stand more chance of playing for the Lions than they do of getting a recall...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: No.8

  The position in the middle of the back row is tactically one of the most influential on the pitch, because the...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Fergus Slattery (1974) – openside

  There is a body of opinion that the role of the openside flanker has changed significantly in the 41 years since...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  “Warren Gatland must hold his nerve over Lions team,” says Ian McGeechan

  In an era when even the finest rugby coaches have a drastically short shelf-life, Sir Ian McGeechan’s longevity of service with...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Brilliant Brian O’Driscoll is early charger for Lions place

  Selecting a Lions team from the ranks of the Aviva Premiership and the RaboDirect Pro12 is a fraught business at this...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Autumn Internationals

  / 13 years ago

  “We need Olympic formula” – Jonny Wilkinson

  Jonny Wilkinson says it is time for England to put wins on the board during their forthcoming autumn internationals against Australia,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Roger Utley (1974) – blindside

  When the going gets tough, blindside flankers get going – and in Peter Dixon and Derek Quinnell (1971), Roger Uttley (1974),...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Willie John Mcbride (1974) and Martin Johnson (1997) – locks

  When it comes to the big second row turbines which drive the pack The Lions have been able to call on...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Jason Leonard (1989) – tighthead

  L ions tight head props are the strongest of the strong, the men with iron-girder necks, backs and legs who have...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 13 years ago

  Nick Cain assesses some early problems for the 2013 lions

  Will a Lions tour party ever leave these shores without having a ball-and-chain clapped to their ankle? This week’s coach-naming Press...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Jeremy Guscott: Gatland musn’t go looking for problems

  I was surprised when Warren Gatland came out with the view that  overseas-based players, especially those in France, could rule themselves...

  By Jeremy Guscott
• Peter Jackson

  / 13 years ago

  Peter Jackson: Grav’s fight with a Jag brought the roof down

  Ray Gravell would have been 61 this week and the world, especially the part which revolved around Mynydd-y-Garreg, would have been...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Brian Moore (1989) – hooker

  When the British & Irish Lions embark on their Tour of Australia next summer, their army of fans will be ready...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Wallabies get set to cash in on the Lions

  The Australians have drawn up plans to cash in on the Lions by charging £200 a ticket for the three-Test series....

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  Lions greatest XV: Ian Mclauchlan (1971-1974) – loosehead

  The Lions have fielded some of the greatest props the game has seen, mirroring the finest scrummaging tradition within the four...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• 

  Latest News

  / 13 years ago

  Jenkins not released for start of Lions tour?

  Toulon boss Bernard Laporte revealed today that they might not release Wales prop Gethin Jenkins for the start of the 2013...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  Latest News

  / 13 years ago

  Lions announce Warren Gatland as head coach

  Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• British and Irish Lions Tour

  / 13 years ago

  British and Irish Lions eye Leinster’s Joe Schmidt as Gatland back-up

  The Lions are to consider a second New Zealand contender for next year’s three-Test series in Australia – Leinster head coach...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  Latest News

  / 13 years ago

  Lions agree to Gatland’s two-week release

  British and Irish Lions coach to be Warren Gatland has revealed that he agreed to terms with the Lions and will...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 13 years ago

  Nick Cain talks to Neil Back about Lions, Tigers and Woodward

  Neil Back identifies strongly with the team GB athletes who have lifted the country with their performances at the London Olympics...

  By The Rugby Paper Team