HERE'S A curious stat for you. In the professional age, every Six Nations championship following a Lions tour has been won by the French. In 1998 they clinched the Grand…
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Lions 2013: A fine line to tread in Perth
A PIPELINE laid in 1903 to transport water from Perth to the goldfields 500km away in Kalgoorlie secured Western Australia’s future; making it feasible to mine meant the state could…
Lions 2013: Australia is a catwalk, not a shop window
IN THE team that took to the field against the Barbarians, only one of the British and Irish Lions was someone who plays their regular rugby outside of the home…
England and their choices in Argentina
BLITZING PAST an amalgam of Argentinean, Uruguayan, Chilean and Brazilian players on Saturday, the England team kicked off their South American summer tour in fine style. A hat-trick was registered…
Lions 2013: 5 things we learned from Lions v Barbarians
The 2013 British and Irish Lions made a very competent start to their tour with an eight try, 59-8 victory. The Lions dominated every aspect of the game. They secured…
Lions 2013: Match verdict: Lions 59-8 Barbarians
LIKE ANY first run out, the Lions took a while to get rolling with smart angles wasted and players not quite understanding each other, but once Warren Gatland's opening XV…
Lions 2013: The only man in Hong Kong happily sweating…
ON SATURDAY, during the Barbarians match against the British and Irish Lions in Hong Kong, everyone will be toiling with the heat. That is except for one man. Local lad…
Falcons fly back into the Premiership
THERE WILL undoubtedly have been roars of delight as Newcastle Falcons clambered out of the Championship at the first time of asking, but for one man watching Falcons 31-24 victory…
Lions 2013: The tour opener statistics
By Alan Dymock On the eve of the opening match in sticky Hong Kong we ask: have you ever wondered how the British and Irish Lions have fared in their…
Top 14: Claassen and co. are ready to topple Toulon
THERE ARE still moments when Antonie Claassen has to pinch himself. Can it really be true? A French international and in the final of the Top 14? “It is hard…