The Southern Kings will embark uncharted territory when they travel to Wales and Ireland as they debut in the new-look Guinness Pro 14 competition that kicks-off this weekend. […]
Posts tagged with: British and Irish Lions
Kings to conquer North
1 Sep 17 11:52 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 32 Comments
Wednesday News wrap
19 Apr 17 10:11 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 48 Comments
There seems to be a fair bit of news around, but nothing really that warrants an entire write-up. So here follows a summary of whats happening out there. […]
Farewell Steven
19 May 16 15:35 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 23 Comments
The Southern Kings announced yesterday the departure of stalwart lock and captain Steven Sykes, who has signed a two year deal with Frech club Oyonnax from the end of the Super Rugby season. […]
A Foreign Affair
27 Jan 15 10:15 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 103 Comments
After reading an article about rugby professionals leaving their country of birth to play for an adopted country, whether through residency or ancestral lineage, and how it’s diluting the game, I decided to put down some of my own thoughts. […]
The Great Winelands Shark!
26 Nov 14 10:41 by Udo Lütge (pastorshark) | 28 Comments
So the other day I was in that impressive metropolis of Malmesbury for a conference! For all those who have no idea where exactly that is, Malmesbury lies about 70 kilometers north-east of Cape Town. […]
Wales name 11 Lions in their starting team
5 Nov 13 17:47 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 19 Comments
The Wales side to face the Springboks this Saturday, 17:30 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff has been named and having seen the strength of the Welsh side, the starting line-up featuring 11 players that were involved in the recent British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, Heyneke Meyer may just have been deterred from experimenting too much with his side to be named tomorrow. […]
Jake off to fast start
29 Oct 13 10:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 34 Comments
Reports are abound that Jake White has made his first signing for the Sharks on his first day as Director of Rugby. […]
Have a flutter on the game up north
22 Jul 13 09:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The pride and the passion that the best players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland brought to the British and Irish Lions’ jersey by overcoming the mighty Australians down under illustrates the strength in depth of the domestic game in the UK and Ireland. The advent of professionalism, the newly found multinational nature of rugby union and the latest success of the Lions, mean that interest in the game worldwide has never been higher. […]
Concussion Test to be reviewed by IRB
18 Jul 13 08:53 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 1 Comment
In an announcement by the IRB yesterday they have stated that they are to review the controversial in-match concussion test. The Pitch side Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA), which has been in place for a year, came to prominence during the British and Irish Lions’ 41-16 series-clinching win over Australia in Sydney earlier this month. […]
Lions News: Update
3 Jul 13 10:50 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 6 Comments
In something of a surprise move Brian O’Driscoll has, far from being made captain for the deciding test this Saturday, been dropped for Jamie Roberts with Manu Tuilagi moving up to the bench. The captaincy has been handed to Alun-Wyn Jones. This is the first time in his 14 year career that O’Driscoll finds himself dropped, ironically by the same coach who gave him his debut in 1999. […]
Beale and O’Connor at it again
27 Jun 13 13:38 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 21 Comments
Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor seem to know no boundary as they have been called in for another late night out. […]
Kurtley forgiven, Cooper ignored
10 Jun 13 10:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
Australia’s squad to face the British and Irish Lions has been finalised, with no Quade Cooper and the inclusion of Kurtley Beale the main talking points. […]
No Wilko for Lions
7 Jun 13 10:01 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
Jonny Wilkinson has ended all speculation that he will be joining up with the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, undergoing a groin operation. […]
Will the British and Irish Lions roar in Australia?
3 Jun 13 12:05 by Andre Liebenberg (King Shark) | 28 Comments
The British and Irish Lions have a proud history that reaches back to 30 July 1891 when they played their inaugural match against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth. The Lions is a touring team with regular tours to South Africa, New Zealand and Australia every four years. They have officially only played one home match ever, which they drew 25 all against Argentina at the Millenium Stadium in 2005. […]
Warburton leads strong Lions squad
2 May 13 08:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
The much-anticipated British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia later this year has been named by coach Warren Gatland. […]