SO IN the end it was a pair of props and a rampant last twenty minutes that prised two balanced outfits apart, the Lions’ power game coming to the fore…
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Lions 2013: Is Gatland right to defy BOD?
THE THIRD Test is looming. The Lions and Australia have won one match each, and nerves are getting twitchy as each side prepares to nick the series at the death.…
Lions 2013: legends preview the third Test
HAS WARREN GATLAND got the selection right? How will the Lions cope without their captain, Sam Warburton? Can the Wallabies build on the momentum of winning the second Test, and…
Lions 2013: The fans meet the legends
IT’S SQUEAKY-BUM time! The series is currently drawn at one Test win each for Australia and the Lions, and with the decider looming on Saturday rugby fans all over the…
Lions 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned. Lions v Rebels
THE LIONS recorded their seventh victory in a five try, 35 – 0 win against the Melbourne Rebels. It was an immensely comfortable win for the Lions, with the Rebels…
Summer tours: The summary
THE SUMMER tour schedule is over, with the exception of the Lions. All the Six Nations sides are done and now the players can look forward to a relaxing five…
Lions 2013 Player Profile: Tom Court
COURT has been a regular in the Ireland squad since February 2009 and has accumulated 32 caps, but only eight Tests starts. The Australia-born prop converted from shot-putting to rugby…
Diary of a new academy recruit in NZ – Part One
Dan Ward-Smith, the former England back-row and Inside Running Academy Manager, tells us how Rugby World competition winner Ken Murray is enjoying his first few weeks in New Zealand…
Summer tours: England’s crib could be better than Argentina’s…
WINNING TESTS is one thing, but to do it with young, exciting players is another. For the second Test against Argentina, Stuart Lancaster has selected an explosive and sprightly backline…
Summer tours: Scotland’s slide before South Africa
A BEATLES B-side, Helter Skelter was said to be the song that started it all for heavy metal. “When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top…