British and Irish Lions

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Charlie Elliott: My British and Irish Lions squad for the first Test vs Wallabies

The British and Irish Lions head into their first Test against Australia in Brisbane with some momentum. Unbeaten on tour so...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Darcy Graham among Scottish trio called up to British and Irish Lions squad ahead of Wallabies series

The British and Irish Lions have called up Scotland trio Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham ahead of their series...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Jamie George in as British and Irish Lions hit by double injury blow

Andy Farrell’s Lions suffered a savage double injury blow with hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie set to miss Saturday’s first Test and centre...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Dean Richards: Pollock has to do tough stuff for the British and Irish Lions, too

Dean Richards has warned rising star Henry Pollock that he must show the physical attributes to accompany his undoubted natural talent....

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Ben Earl is enjoying the coolest British and Irish Lions tour

Ben Earl now knows you don’t have to live like a monk to be at the top of your game –...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Johnny Sexton’s sure Joe Schmidt has something up his sleeve for British and Irish Lions

Johnny Sexton knows all about Joe Schmidt and fears the Wallaby coach has something up his sleeve ahead of the Test...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Lions 48-0 AUNZ Invitational: It’s time to get serious as British and Irish Lions step up

Invitational AU & NZ ........ 0pts British & Irish Lions ..... 48pts Tries: van der Merwe 7, 21, 64; White 10;...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Alex Mitchell happy to take on a heavy workload for British and Irish Lions

Alex Mitchell has been a busy man in Australia but prefers seeing live action than being flogged on the training grounds...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Taniela Tupou makes most of Joe Schmidt’s message ahead of British and Irish Lions Tests

Taniela Tupou revealed a message from Joe Schmidt sparked the recovery that saw him named in the Wallabies squad for the...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

British and Irish Lions Diary: A Raider who hits the target

With rugby league the biggest sport in town, and NRL a lesson in how union should market itself, Ben Earl found...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions: Maro Itoje paying the price for putting Bundee Aki in charge of fines

Maro Itoje admits he has made one major blunder in his time as Lions captain – putting Bundee Aki in charge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Jeremy Guscott: I see too much clunk and not enough click with the British and Irish Lions

Before you get to the last two provincial matches of a Lions tour, the head coach knows what his best team...

By Jeremy Guscott

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions 36-24 Brumbies: Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell begin to get act together

Brumbies .......................... 24pts Tries: Tualima 4, Toole 37, Creighton 51, Bowron 76 Conversions: R Lonergan 52, Debreczeni 76 British & Irish...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions Tour going past in a blink of an eye for Maro Itoje

Skipper Maro Itoje has seen time fly by on the current Lions tour and the first Test match is rushing into...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions: It’s mad, you lose all track of the days, says Tadhg Furlong

Three-time tourist Tadhg Furlong revealed his first Lions experience turned him into a proper rugby player and has told squad rookies...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Nick Cain: Joe Schmidt may force British and Irish Lions to move on

Joe Schmidt will be hailed as a miracle man if the Wallabies succeed in blindsiding the Lions to edge the forthcoming...

By Nick Cain

Chris Hewett

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Chris Hewett: One kick to win it… so who do you want?

Whoever it was, it couldn’t have been Carwyn James. For one thing, the most celebrated coach of all was a Welshman...

By Chris Hewett

British and Irish Lions

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Ugo Monye – Andy Farrell will either opt for all-Scottish or all-Irish centre partnership for the British and Irish Lions

As the British and Irish Lions prepare for their opening Test against Australia next Saturday in Brisbane, Ugo Monye weighed in on...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions hoping Blair Kinghorn can resume training next week ahead of first Test

Blair Kinghorn faces a race against time to be fit for the British and Irish Lions‘ first Test against Australia because...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Trust me, he’s gonna be fine – Ben Earl backs Owen Farrell to roar for British and Irish Lions

Owen Farrell is being backed to make an impact on the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia despite the adversity...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Blair Kinghorn could feature in British and Irish Lions tour despite knee injury

Blair Kinghorn could yet be involved in the British and Irish Lions‘ series against Australia after a scan revealed the Scotland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Unconvincing British and Irish Lions labour to patchy victory over ACT Brumbies

The British and Irish Lions failed to deliver the statement performance expected from their Test team in waiting as they laboured...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

British and Irish Lions told: Beware Australian dirty tricks

Lions boss Andy Farrell warned his side to look out for Australian dirty tricks after a bizarre row over pitch-watering following...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Maro Itoje: My British and Irish Lions Test place is not guaranteed

The rarified atmosphere of the Lions has driven Maro Itoje to raise his game on the current tour and made him...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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This time, Jack Conan feels that he belongs in the British and Irish Lions squad

Jack Conan thought he gatecrashed his way into the Lions four years ago in South Africa – now he reckons he...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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I’m inspired by Tartan heroes – Pierre Schoeman

Scotland's Pierre Schoeman has revealed he has been inspired by Tartan props of the past on the current Lions tour. The...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions 21-10 Waratahs: Double for Huw Jones but Lions fail to impress

NSW Waratahs .................10pts Tries: Lancaster 34, Dobbins 41 British & Irish Lions ......21pts Tries: Jones 11, 32; Mitchell 54 Conversions: F...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Paul Rees: No need to panic, but make every day count on the British and Irish Lions tour

Andy Farrell questioned whether the pitch had been watered ahead of the kick-off after a performance that dampened his mood. The...

By Paul Rees

British and Irish Lions

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Jac Morgan takes tips from ex-Welsh British and Irish Lions

Jac Morgan revealed urgent pep talks with former Welsh Lions told him how to make the most of the current tour...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

British and Irish Lions Diary: Props set up a secret society

TRP can report an early split in the Lions camp which has been instigated by Ireland tighthead Finlay Bealham. Bealham has...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Cheers! British and Irish Lions supporters can drink until 2am in Canberra

The good news for Lions fans heading to Canberra for the game against the Brumbies is that bars have been given...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Blair Kinghorn: Let British and Irish Lions run loose in France

Blair Kinghorn arrived on tour in Brisbane on Monday fresh from Toulouse’s Top 14 win and epic celebrations and joined the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Jeremy Guscott: British and Irish Lions need to be firing from the first whistle

Maro Itoje says that he felt pressure to perform this week, but that’s just standard for a Lions tour, and even...

By Jeremy Guscott

British and Irish Lions

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British and Irish Lions 52-12 Queensland Reds: Maro Itoje proves he is the right man for the job

Queensland Reds ...........12pts Tries: Toomaga-Allen 8, Flook 26s Conversion: McLaughlin-Phillips 9 British & Irish Lions ..... 52pts Tries: Freeman 20, 60;...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

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Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell happy as they fall into step for British and Irish Lions

Jamison Gibson-Park passed his Lions Test match audition with dance partner Finn Russell and admitted the pair had hardly rehearsed. In...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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Brendan Gallagher: Drop Maro Itoje? There’s no chance that will happen

Immediately after the Western Force game, when Joe McCarthy was brilliant all night and Ollie Chessum excellent off the bench, I...

By Brendan Gallagher

British and Irish Lions

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Nick Cain: Owen Farrell’s British and Irish Lions call-up shouldn’t cause discord

The furore surrounding Owen Farrell being brought into the Lions squad as a replacement for Elliott Daly has stirred the nepotism...

By Nick Cain

Chris Hewett

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Chris Hewett: Elite will have no time for Los Pumas

Phil Kearns never played a game of Test rugby against the British and Irish Lions: a stranger-than-fiction fact that bears repeating....

By Chris Hewett

British and Irish Lions

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Let’s hope AUNZ Invitational XV have some bite against British and Irish Lions

The best Lions itineraries are precision instruments, their component parts pieced together with meticulous attention to detail. There should be an...

By The Rugby Paper Team