Sometimes you make it easy on the opposition. This was by far the Lions’ most exciting showing, but they met an New Zealand side at their clinical best just as…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Lions 2017: Maori All Blacks 10-32 British & Irish Lions
Watch as all the talk of this being the “unofficial fourth Test” disappears – the Lions exerted total and utter control over a Maori All Blacks team that never even…
Lions 2017: Former All Black Kees Meeuws defends Lions scrum
After the British & Irish Lions defeated the Crusaders 12-3 on Saturday, there were some grumblings down under about how the scrum was refereed. Post-match, there were some concerns voiced…
Lions 2017: Crusaders 3-12 British & Irish Lions
It may not have had any tries but this was a game of grit and vigour as the Lions defeated a Crusaders side who have gone unbeaten all Super Rugby…
Lions 2017: To celebrate like Maro Itoje or not to celebrate…
It is something that winds some people up – players celebrating a scrum penalty, a turnover, even forcing a knock-on. Take the British & Irish Lions’ loss to the Blues…
Lions 2017: Tourists must marry X-Factor with the basics
There may well be more that one way to skin a cat – from top-tier taxidermists to black market mounters, there will no doubt be a variance in where the…
Lions 2017: Which heroes will emerge from match against the Blues?
With their selection for the match-up against the Auckland Blues, the British & Irish Lions have a fantastic opportunity to win over more hearts and minds within the New Zealand…
Lions 2017: NZ Provincial Barbarians 7-13 British & Irish Lions
The Lions tour is officially underway, with the visitors turning in an error-strewn and frustrating display as they chugged to a close win over the Provincial Barbarians. Their hosts are…
League stars’ candour about mental health can help those in union
IT WAS a story that caught so many off guard in Australia. A few weeks back, Greg Inglis, a star at the NRL’s South Sydney Rabbitohs and an athlete considered…
Playing through the pain: an investigation into painkiller use in rugby
“OUR DOC used to walk around with a frisbee full of painkillers before the game.” It’s the kind of sentence that stops you in your steps, but as it was…