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British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

Howzat! Jamie George plans a Barmy Army return to the MCG

Jamie George flew round the globe only to be denied a shot at playing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – but...

By Adam Hathaway

Columnists

/ 4 months ago

Nick Cain: Henry Pollock must play with 7 on his back

Henry Pollock looked lost at times against a First Nations & Pasifika selection which wanted to get in the faces of...

By Nick Cain

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

British and Irish Lions 24-19 FNP: Finally, the Lions are made to fight to the end

Andy Farrell’s Lions got some opponents who played for 80 minutes for the first time in Australia at the Marvel Stadium...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

Praise for Garry Ringrose after he withdraws from British and Irish Lions Test squad

Garry Ringrose made the biggest decision of his career on Thursday but proved health is more important than caps. The centre...

By Adam Hathaway

Chris Hewett

/ 4 months ago

Chris Hewett: It’s a long, hard road for – Bank of Dad, or not

Ten thousand hours seems a suspiciously convenient round number, but there are plenty of big brains who see it as the...

By Chris Hewett

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

British and Irish Lions v Wallabies second Test: Key talking points and where the game will be won and lost

The British and Irish Lions can secure the series against Australia in their upcoming second Test at the historic Melbourne Cricket...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

Garry Ringrose praised after ‘selfless’ concussion withdrawal from British and Irish Lions squad

Garry Ringrose has been praised for self-reporting the concussion symptoms that have cost him the chance of playing his first Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

Owen Farrell named on bench for British and Irish Lions’ second Test against Wallabies

Owen Farrell has been named on the bench for the British and Irish Lions‘ attempt at completing a series victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 months ago

Garry Ringrose withdrawn from British and Irish Lions squad due to concussion

Garry Ringrose was a last-minute withdrawal from the British and Irish Lions team to face Australia on Saturday because of concussion,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Tadhg Beirne and Tom Curry prove doubters wrong for British and Irish Lions

One of rugby’s biggest events returned this weekend, with the British and Irish Lions playing out their first Test against Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Lions Tour like a World Cup on steroids, says Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan finally climbed off the Lions start-of-tour treadmill at the beginning of the week as the tourists took a breath...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Marcus Smith: Owen Farrell is a great help

Marcus Smith could have feared the worst when Owen Farrell pitched up in Australia as a Lions replacement – but claims...

By Adam Hathaway

Features

/ 5 months ago

A question over Farrell selection

Well, finally the wait is over and the Lions have played their first Test match in Australia with all the pre-match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

British and Irish Lions vs Wallabies Preview: Tom Curry favoured over Jac Morgan in first Test

Head Coach Andy Farrell has revealed a fearsome lineup for Saturday’s first Test match against Australia, featuring a record eight Irish...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

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

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

International Rugby

/ 5 months ago

Kevin Sinfield is backing Seb Atkinson to make 12 shirt his own for England

England arrived in Argentina with Steve Borthwick looking for young players to make a statement and prove they could cut it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

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

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

Paul Rees: Going from the phoney war to the real thing

The final warm-up match usually sees the likely Test side given a run-out, but the scratch nature of the AUNZ XV...

By Paul Rees

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: 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

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

Paul Rees: No more talking, it’s time for the British and Irish Lions to roar…

Paul Rees says that, unless Joe Schmidt has been cultivating a banana tree, the Lions are unlikely to slip up The...

By Paul Rees

Chris Hewett

/ 5 months ago

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

Features

/ 5 months ago

My proudest moment was to lead England out

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOSH BEAUMONT THE FORMER ENGLAND XV, SALE SHARKS & FYLDE LOCK IPLAYED 196 games for Sale, and it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Jeff Probyn: Steve Borthwick has to rethink his England squad

Last week the England rugby team showed some character in their game against Argentina that has been missing in many of...

By Jeff Probyn

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

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

British and Irish Lions: Elliot Daly Silenced the Doubters; Now It’s Time for Owen Farrell

When the British and Irish Lions squad was named in May, some people were surprised to hear Elliot Daly’s name. The...

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

International Rugby

/ 5 months ago

George Ford joins 100 club in England victory over Argentina

George Ford became the eighth man to make 100 Test appearances for England in last night’s First Test victory against Argentina....

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

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

/ 5 months ago

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