All posts tagged "Lions"
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRichmond captain Warden on full alert for next test of endurance
Richmond retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose a greater challenge....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWhen the Lions roamed the Pampas
The Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks (almost) always come out firing for Test finale
The Lions will return to Auckland from their Queenstown break this week full of hope and expectation but they need to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoFuture of Lions rests with global season
I AGREE that the future of the Lions is in serious doubt. There was a great opportunity to support them when...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoPremiership clubs have overstepped the mark this time
IN last week’s paper Lions manager John Spencer said plans to shorten future tours are ‘bordering on insanity’. Nick Cain’s main...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
By NEALE HARVEY All Black X-factor: Francis Sailli PICTURES: Getty Images Skills: Catrakilis Experience: Roberts HARLEQUINS head coach Mark Mapletoft insists...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTeague itching for hands-on role with Bordeaux
NEWS EXTRA By NICK VERDIER RORY Teague is looking forward to the daily grind of club rugby after confirming he will...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarriors set to benefit from Vesty’s summer exchange
One more mighty match and these Lions could be legends By NEALE HARVEY SAM Vesty is ready to take a chunk...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions find their soul to take a mighty step on road to glory
New Zealand 21pts Penalties: Barrett 20, 32, 36, 48, 54, 58, 67 British & Irish Lions 24pts Tries: Faletau 60, Murray...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions fans recogniseItoje is the real deal
LIONS STAR MAN Our hero: Fans mob Maro Itoje after the victory PICTURES: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions prove they have stomach for the battle
That was more like it: Taulupe Faletau JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK To beat an All Blacks side that have...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe
Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWayne’s way has made the All Blacks better people
John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, speaks to Wayne Smith, the coach who makes the All Blacks tick in defence and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoFor once Barrett didn’t walk on water!
THE Lions certainly got lucky but who cares. They kept New Zealand tryless for the first time since 2014 and eventually...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoOne match to go, and these Lions could end up legends
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSo what next to save Lions from being an anachronism?
Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Lions could reinvent themselves in the coming seasons THE British and Irish Lions need to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions need to get to rescue series in North firing Wellington
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE WILL be some Lions fans who didn’t watch Wales in New Zealand last summer....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoGreatest of them all still battling like a true champion
John Taylor John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, meets up with his old sparring partner, the great Colin Meads Te Kuiti...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions back row has become a big concern
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen usually makes a point of talking about team performance, seldom picking out individuals but last...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoCaging these Lions would be vandalism
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoMarty’s on the money after Siberia
MARTY ‘Money’ Banks, the replacement fly-half who became a local hero when he kicked the winning penalty for the Highlanders against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoFans are priced out of first Test
IT was not surprising that there were still spare seats for last night’s New Zealand v Lions Test opener at Eden...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoAshton impressed by attacking mindset
By JON NEWCOMBE BRIAN ASHTON has urged England to stick with the attack-minded philosophy that brought them eight tries and 73...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoHero Evans grabs two to signal his Test arrival
From ALEX BYWATER in Apia STEFFAN Evans ended a season to remember with his first international tries as Wales claimed a...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game
By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWasps’ remarkable rise all down to Dai
By NEALE HARVEY Coach of the year: Dai Young oversees training PICTURE: Getty Images LAWRENCE Dallaglio claims Wasps’ Premiership final defeat...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJess backs Jack to push North out of Test frame
By NEALE HARVEY All-round talent: Jack Nowell PICTURES: Getty Images MATT Jess has blasted the “ridiculous criticism” aimed at Jack Nowell,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoGatland: I believe Lions can still win
From NICK CAIN in Auckland WARREN Gatland remained defiant after the Lions’ 30-15 first Test defeat by New Zealand and insisted...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoPub talk
Breakfast in the local…a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Well, it all started so brightly. The replica...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGet creative with Lions cocktail recipes from Slingsby Gin!
Anyone for gin?
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoREPORT: Sensational tries help the Lions beat the Chiefs in Hamilton
The British and Irish Lions will go into the Test Series against the All Blacks on the back of two convincing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions can cut All Blacks warp speed down to slow motion
Nick Cain says the Lions CAN beat the All Blacks – and this is the way to do it on Saturday...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLong-distance runner Webb can be lethal off the bench
Legs and lungs: Super-fit Rhys Webb RHYS Webb says he is in the shape of his life. That is just as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoBabbler Barnes has to taper his critique
DISAPPOINTING though it was on Tuesday, it’s building into an absorbing and exciting tussle in the Land of the Long White...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoGatland wrong to call up more Welsh
SO FOUR more Welsh players (not bad for a team that finished just above Italy in the Six Nations!) and two...
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Features
/ 9 years agoI do feel for Fearns, but he handled it all poorly
COLIN BOAG The old saying goes that an Englishman’s word is his bond, but those days are long gone as the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
RICH LANE, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER BATH AND JERSEY WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....
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Features
/ 9 years agoBank on Sam to make up distance like a champion
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On a wintry Sunday evening late last summer, a bedraggled figure put his...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWatch out Wayne, Hansen’s from that Sir Alf old school
Too easy: Sam Cane is congratulated on his try by Israel Dagg PICTURE: Getty Images STEVE Hansen presided over the All...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMills finally honoured with his cap from Top Cat
THEWelsh Rugby Union have dragged the good name of the game through the mud of some shameful episodes, not least their...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoWatson grabs revenge for Scots’ World Cup misery
By SAM JACKSON A SENSATIONAL try by Hamish Watson helped Scotland beat Australia in Sydney and avenge two consecutive narrow defeats,...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoIrish sizzle in the sun to roast Japan with 7 tries
By JOSEPH ROSS IRELAND racked up seven tries to demolish Japan on Saturday in the second of their threematch summer tour....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoEnd this aimless kicking, Zinzan tells Gat
By GARY FRITZGERALD Advice: Zinzan Brooke ZINZAN Brooke has warned the Lions they will be smashed by the All Blacks if...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFotuali’i fired up for home shot at Wales
SAMOA scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i warns Wales his team are ready to turn up the heat when they meet in Apia on...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoCan these Lions move the world like Telfer?
Pressure situations: Steve Borthwick works with the Lions forwards THERE is no greater psychological weapon in Rugby Union than wrecking the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions sweat on Owen Farrell’s fitness ahead of Test series
OWEN FARRELL faces a race against time to be fit for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘All Blacks’ Maori All Blacks team named to face Lions
The Maori All Blacks will give the British and Irish Lions their biggest test yet on Saturday having named nine Test...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoLions will be brutal, Kruis warns the All Blacks
From NICK CAIN in Christchurch Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell, left, and Jonathan Sexton celebrate the Lions victory PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLove him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly
John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoPUB TALK
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country It was Wander Woman, not Gal Gadot,...
