All posts tagged "Lions"
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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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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: TMOs should be allowed to single out the thugs
The Premiership has announced that it intends to increase the powers of the TMO’s at live televised games by allowing them...
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English Championship
/ 14 years ago“We’ll have fun rising to challenge,” says Newcastle’s Dean Richards
Dean Richards will warn his Newcastle troops to expect the unexpected when they finally get their Championship campaign up and running...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoScarlets sign Adriaanse
The Scarlets have finalised contracts with South African tight head prop Jacobie Adriaanse for the next three years adding more strength...
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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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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoNew Exeter signing Ian Whitten is out to prove he’s not just a stop-gap
Ian Whitten spent last season stepping in whenever needed at Ulster – now at Exeter he intends to make himself part...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoAge is no worry for new Esher coach Ollie Smith
Having made his Leicester debut a few months after leaving school and toured with the Lions, aged 22, Ollie Smith’s appointment...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years ago“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody
Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan Behind the Match: Jon Callard and the 1998 Heineken Cup final
Bath were not given much of a chance of becoming the first British and Irish side to win the Heineken Cup....
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: James Grindall – Bristol and former Leicester scrum-half
1. Andrew Sheridan – We played age group rugby together and he was an absolute beast running over people playing No.8....
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Lion king of Leeds will ride to the rescue
When it comes to understanding the importance of nurturing and building a brand, Sir Ian McGeechan’s track-record with the Lions takes...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoMeyer names five new caps for the Boks
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has included five uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. Stormers loose forward...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Tomas O’Leary – London Irish scrum half
How are you settling in at London Irish? It’s been good so far and I’m getting to know the boys now....
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Leeds boss Ian McGeechan keen to embrace Leeds Rhinos
John Bentley has hailed the appointment of Sir Ian McGeechan as being massive for the profile of Leeds Carnegie. Bentley, selected...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoDiccon Edwards ‘got it wrong’ with Leeds’ youth policy says departing Lee Blackett
Lee Blackett has revealed his anger at the way senior players were jettisoned at Leeds by Diccon Edwards’ youth-based policy. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Cowan’s arrival can help put Burns in England shirt
Jimmy Cowan’s arrival at Gloucester could be part of the breakthrough that the club has been waiting for. Cowan is a...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Fixture list gives Lions a mauling for starters
The Lions are the biggest brand in rugby alongside the All Blacks. The Lions generate huge interest, lining the coffers of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Titterrell – former Lions, England, Sale, Gloucester and Leeds hooker
Sale became the first team to finish top of the league and win the Premiership final in 2006 and we could...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoI always wanted to be a Bok admits Australia captain David Pocock
With under 12 months to go until the Lions tour Australia, it has become abundantly clear that the tourists’ success will...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Dave Hilton – former Scorland, Bath, Bristol and Glasgow prop
1. Tom Smith – Worked hard on his scrummaging and got the better of some huge Springbok props for the 1997...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Why do we always have this hype about brutality?
As the England players are recovering from the first of their three Tests they might well be wondering what all the...















