The much-anticipated British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia later this year has been named by coach Warren Gatland. [...]
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Warburton leads strong Lions squad
Select your British & Irish Lions 22 for the Tests
The time is drawing near and everyone is giving it their all in the 6 Nations in order to be on the plane to Australia. There will be a few surprises and disappointments as there are every 4 years. [...]
Lions watch: Round 2 – The Backs
With the second round of the Six Nations behind us, it is a good time to continue the speculating on the composition of the team that will take on the Aussies later this year. Again, I base my selection on this past weekend’s performance only, so bear that in mind before you start baying for my blood! [...]
Ireland without skipper for Boks
Ireland will go into the End of Year Tour match against South Africa without captain Brian O’Driscoll and hooker Rory Best after both players were ruled out of the entire series of Irish matches. [...]
Heineken Cup semi-final preview: Leinster v Toulouse
James Mortimer reports on All Blacks.com that one semi final holds more appeal than the other. [...]
Royal Wedding – Richie and I are not going, so who is ?
Stuff.co.nz report there is uncertainty about who is exactly going from the rugby world to Kate and William’s big day. [...]
Burger is not a ballet dancer
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, in standing his ground if the face of a fierce media storm, on Monday won a small battle – strongly defending suspended flank Schalk Burger. [...]
Bok decision needed on Adi
The series against the British and Irish Lions is there for the taking, but if the Springboks want to be sure of winning the second Test and then have sustained success through the rest of the season, the time has come for the coach to make a difficult decision. [...]
Sharks on a downward spiral
So, was it a bad Sharks performance of something ominous from the British and Irish Lions. Or perhaps a combination of both? [...]
Steyn is Racing to France
Springbok star Francois Steyn, the youngest ever World Cup winner at aged 19 in 2007, is hoping to star in the next edition of Rugby Union’s showcase tournament despite playing in France. [...]
Plumtree to the rescue
Concern for the threat that the British and Irish Lions could pose at the breakdowns has prompted the Springbok management to call in John Plumtree to help with their preparations for the forthcoming three match series. [...]
Good, but can do better
It was a record win over the Golden Lions, or Transvaal as they used to called, and eclipsed the heroics of the 1955 Lions, But what did the main characters think about the 74-10 victory? [...]
D’Arcy gets Lions call up
Ian McGeechan and Gerald Davies have called up Gordon D’Arcy to the 2009 Lions squad.
The Ireland centre has been added to the current touring party as a precaution because of injury concerns among the backline. [...]
No added burden for O’Driscoll
Brian O’Driscoll insists he will not be on a mission to right any wrongs when he lines up for the 2009 British and Irish Lions. [...]
