All posts tagged "British and Irish Lions"
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago£100,000 each – cost of a Lion in Australia
The Lions have agreed to pay out more than £100,000 for every player chosen to go to Australia at the end...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Moody – former Leicester, Bath, England and Lions flanker
Sitting on the bench in the World Cup final in 2003 I found myself for the first time ever starting to...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: John Beatie – Former Scotland and Lions No.8
1. David Sole – He was so young when he first showed up for training but already a fantastic prop. You...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Farrell can bring fresh ideas for the Lions
The Lions are about the integration of the coaches as much as the players, and Warren Gatland has made good choices...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales may rue Gatland snub for Edwards
Shaun Edwards spent the week keeping a profile low enough as to be positively subterranean over Warren Gatland‘s decision to make...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions tour could damage Lancaster’s World Cup bid
Last week’s surprise win against the current world champions was thoroughly deserved as the players delivered on all counts and it...
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/ 14 years agoTommy Bowe to undergo surgery
Ulster winger Tommy Bowe is to undergo surgery “later this week” following the knee injury he suffered in the closing stages...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoNick Cain talks to Warren Gatland about the 2013 tourists to Australia
When Warren Gatland held court at Cardiff Castle this week to do an early 2013 Lions stock-take with the autumn series...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoAndy Farrell and Graham Rowntree confirmed as Lions coaches
As expected, England duo Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree have been confirmed as Warren Gatland‘s Lions assistants for next summer’s tour of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoManu Tuilagi has Mike Tindall’s Lions vote, but not everyone’s impressed
Manu Tuilagi‘s display against New Zealand makes him a certainty for next year’s Lions tour of Australia, according to former England...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoPriestland out for rest of the season
Rhys Priestland will be out of action for six months after suffering a ruptured left achilles tendon during the region’s Heineken...
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/ 14 years agoRowntree and Farrell to coach the Lions
England coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell will assist British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on this summer’s tour...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoIrish rookie Craig Gilroy ‘has X-factor to be a Lion’
Craig Gilroy has the type of X-factor that could see him go from international novice to Lions starter within a season...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions Greatest XV: full-backs
As the last line of defence, the full-back must be a good tackler with safe hands and a fair bit of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions Greatest XV: Wingers
When it comes to the finishers who play in the two wing positions The Lions come second to no-one. A list...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: French laissez faire makes English exports play better
What is it about the Press that always makes them want someone picked by England who is not in the squad?...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions Greatest XV: centres
Centres are the playmakers and finishers who make the most of the chances created by the fly-halves inside them, and The...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions Greatest XV: fly-halves
When it comes to making the big decisions that determine whether a series is won or lost, Lions fly-halves have always...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff 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...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoArmitage 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoBrilliant 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...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 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,...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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),...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoJeremy 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...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoWallabies 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....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoJenkins 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...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoBritish 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...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoLions 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...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick 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...
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