Momentum shift Bottling momentum in sport is a precious commodity. Before and after the First Test, it was the All Blacks who gave off an insouciant, laid-back air. If there…
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Hotshots: Sale Sharks flankers Ben and Tom Curry
Get to know highly-rated Sale Sharks flankers – and identical twins – Ben and Tom Curry
Lions Second Test: Five things we learnt
Lions glory. But a black elephant remains in the room The Lions beat the All Blacks by 24-21, levelled the series, and achieved something that few professional rugby players will…
Lions 2017: Warren Gatland’s men silence the doubters to set up Auckland decider
Saturday 1st July, 2017. A date that will forever be etched in the Lion’ illustrious 129-year history. It was an evening where records tumbled as fast as the odds for…
Lions 2017: New Zealand 21-24 British & Irish Lions
The Rugby World verdict on the second Test between the Lions and New Zealand in Wellington
Lions 2017: Warren Gatland gambles for must-win Second Test
The thwack was perceptible through the cold Wellington air. In amongst a throng of All Blacks on the Westpac turf, Beauden Barrett was drilling the ball 40m across field into…
Steve Hansen offers an olive branch to under-fire Warren Gatland
All tour, like two ageing prize fighters, Steve Hansen and Warren Gatland have kept each other at arm’s length, offering the odd verbal jab that, that has been seized upon…
England name squad for Women’s World Cup defence
England’s squad for the Women’s World Cup in August features 15 players who lifted the trophy in 2014
The All Blacks make two changes for the Second Test
The All Blacks management have been forced into making two changes in the 23-man squad to face the Lions at the Westpac in Wellington on Saturday evening. Ben Smith, who…
Lions 2017: Hurricanes 31-31 British & Irish Lions
The Lions midweekers gave Warren Gatland both questions and answers after a few days in which the head coach has had to wear a tin hat to protect himself from…