British & Irish Lions - Page 4 of 10

Tag: British & Irish Lions

John eyes U20s springboard

20 June 2021 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER EXETER Chiefs and Wales tyro Dan John plans on proving a point to Rob Baxter in the U20 Six Nations after taking […]

Free to view games vital for rugby’s resurgence | Shane Williams

20 June 2021 0 comments

AFTER a horror year or more of Covid-19 we all know rugby has its financial challenges. We also know the way our sport is being […]

Japan will give Lions real workout | Jeremy Guscott

20 June 2021 0 comments

I have always liked change for the right reasons, and the Lions having a game against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday before they leave to […]

Jerry Flannery knows the sad side of the Lions | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 1 comment

The last time the Lions took off for South Africa, Jerry Flannery had been booked into business class for the overnight flight to Johannesburg. He […]

Rhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 0 comments

At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to have the world at […]

World Rugby confirm referees to take charge of Lions tour Tests

8 June 2021 0 comments

Australian Nic Berry will take the reins for the first Test between the British & Irish Lions and the Springboks on July 24

Northampton Saints fly-half Dan Biggar wanted by Toulouse

EXCLUSIVE: Lions duo Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes wanted by Toulouse

6 June 2021 2 comments

EUROPEAN champions Toulouse are looking to make a double swoop on Northampton Saints to take Lions pair Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes to the Top […]

TV pundits say no to Lions

6 June 2021 0 comments

SKY Sports are struggling to find big-name pundits willing to travel to South Africa for the Lions tour. Blindside understands many former internationals aren’t keen […]

Glen Webbe wants Lions to present a united front

6 June 2021 3 comments

GLEN WEBBE – the first black player to play for Wales – has urged both the British & Irish Lions and South Africa to […]

Eddie wants extra Currys to keep England on the boil

6 June 2021 0 comments

EDDIE Jones has already marked the card of his young guns telling them to gain inspiration from Tom Curry as their journey to the 2023 […]

Springboks squad: Sharks will get teeth into Lions

5 June 2021 0 comments

THE Springboks paid Sale Sharks the ultimate compliment last night, picking no fewer than five of the team charging towards the Premiership final. Half their […]

Covid-19 outbreak casts cloud over Gloucester’s season run-in

1 June 2021 0 comments

The Premiership match between Gloucester and Bath this weekend has been cancelled after a number of Covid-19 cases were detected at the Cherry and Whites

Northampton 30-25 Wasps: Blackett blasts ref for Biggar ‘escape’

30 May 2021 0 comments

Could the Lions fly-half be cited for a hit on Wasps No.10 Jacob Umaga?

Why can’t Japan find home-grown internationals? | Nick Cain

30 May 2021 0 comments

There are 19 foreign-born players named by head coach Jamie Joseph in his Japan squad to tour Europe this summer

So good to see Manu Tuilagi back in mint condition | Nick Cain

30 May 2021 0 comments

Tuilagi could still be vital for the Lions should Gatland need to call on a replacement, writes Nick Cain

British & Irish Lions winger Louis-Rees Zammit

Chavhanga: Fast tracks in South Africa built for Louis Rees-Zammit

30 May 2021 0 comments

Former Springboks wing Tonderai Chavhanga famously clocked a 100m time of 10.2s and sees Rees-Zammit feeling at home on South African pitches

Rassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude

30 May 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own turf according to the […]

Panasonic Wild Knights centre Hadleigh Parkes

Japan have the pace to burn Gatland’s Lions says Parkes

28 May 2021 0 comments

The Top League title-winner with Panasonic Wild Knights has seen enough to know the Lions would be dangerous to underestimate Japan

Hobbits can slay the Bok orcs again | Nick Cain

23 May 2021 0 comments

WHEN it comes to setting your team up for a fall, there is no media quite like South Africa’s. The slagging off of the 2021 […]

Lions 1997 – from the players themselves

23 May 2021 0 comments

WE’VE seen and heard so much of it, so many times: Ian McGeechan’s “No words, just a look” speech; Jim Telfer’s mastery of profanity; the […]

Wallabies launch bid for RWC

23 May 2021 1 comment

AUSTRALIA have officially launched their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, calling it a “once-in-a- generation opportunity”.The 1991 and 1999 world champions last hosted […]

British & Irish Lions to host fans at Murrayfield

Murrayfield to host 16,500 fans for British & Irish Lions clash with Japan

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Scottish government and SRU agree to allow 16,500 fans to attend the first match of the Lions schedule against Japan

Lions cash ‘should go to game’s grassroots’

16 May 2021 2 comments

THE Lions will be almost three times better off than their victorious predecessors in South Africa this summer despite a 25 per cent pay cut. […]

Lions will no longer travel to Port Elizabeth, Durban or Nelpruit in 2021

14 May 2021 1 comment

The Lions Test and provincial matches will all be held in either Cape Town or Gauteng

British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard

British & Irish Lions pre-tour clash with Japan to be broadcast live by Channel 4

12 May 2021 2 comments

The match at Murrayfield on June 26 will signal a return to terrestrial television for the first time in 28 years

Big mistake not picking Danny Care, insists Bracken

9 May 2021 0 comments

Kyran Bracken’s reaction to the Lions squad announcement, with Conor Murray, Ali Price and Gareth Davies selected to tour South Africa

Thomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England

9 May 2021 1 comment

Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow with England this summer

Louis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up

9 May 2021 0 comments

The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions’ youngest squad member would tour South Africa

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

9 May 2021 0 comments

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

9 May 2021 0 comments

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

2021 British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones

Alun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality

9 May 2021 1 comment

“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains”

I’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio

9 May 2021 1 comment

There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio

Here’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy Vunipola | Nick Cain

9 May 2021 0 comments

Power or pace? What the selection of Sam Simmonds and Jack Conan tell us about Billy Vunipola’s omission

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on the 2009 tour

Gatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast

9 May 2021 0 comments

Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer’s Lions tour of South Africa

Davies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub

9 May 2021 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …………22ptsTries: Jeffries 39Conversions: Halfpenny 40Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76Ospreys …………….6ptsPenalties: Price 3, 52JONATHAN Davies responded to his British & […]

Overview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad

9 May 2021 0 comments

Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from its anticipated number of […]

Bowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton

7 May 2021 1 comment

Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad

Lions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists

6 May 2021 2 comments

Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland

Four major broadcasters turn down Lions tour documentary rights

6 May 2021 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions have not been able to reach an agreement to show their ‘Living with the Lions’ documentary series on TV

Lions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership

4 May 2021 1 comment

Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday

Lion king Cotton: Alun Wyn Jones for 2021 captaincy

2 May 2021 2 comments

The experience of Jones reigns above all other contenders for the Lions captaincy, says two-time tourist Fran Cotton

Springbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up

2 May 2021 1 comment

Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the Championship

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward

Ward: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten run in the Championship