Coach Warren Gatland’s insight into New Zealand culture played a crucial role in the Lions drawing the series with the back-to-back world champions
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The Lions earn respect in the toughest rugby environment of all
When time allows for clarity of thought; after an evening of maddening, frenetic, passionate intensity, there will be no doubting who is the happier of the two coaches; Warren Gatland.…
Lions 2017: New Zealand 15-15 British & Irish Lions
We have witnessed history, ladies and gentlemen, but maybe not in the way you expected. We have a first-ever drawn Lions series in New Zealand. We all survived it, somehow.…
Aviva Premiership opening fixtures announced for 2017-18 season
Rugby World gauges the mood among clubs at the 2017-18 Aviva Premiership fixtures launch
A tale of two coaches: How Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen are coping with pressure
With the hours counting down to a game being talked up as the biggest since the 2015 World Cup final, camps from both sides have been fulfilling their media obligations.…
The Lions remain unchanged for the Third and deciding Test
Warren Gatland has had the luxury of being able to name the same 23 players who took part in the nail-biting 24-21 win over New Zealand in Wellington. It is the…
Hotshot: New Zealand U20 captain Luke Jacobson
We find out more about New Zealand’s U20 World Championship-winning skipper Luke Jacobson
Lions 2017: Does Warren Gatland stick or twist for the Series decider?
We’re five weeks into the Lions tour and Warren Gatland has endured enough vitriol to make lesser men weep but when it has come to selection, he has resolved to make…
Without Sonny Bill Williams, the All Blacks have a tough selection decision to make
STEVE HANSEN has never been afraid of chucking players in the deep end and seeing if they can swim. However, sometimes the chucking is taken out of his hands –…
30 Minutes with… Crusaders and All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett
New Zealand prop Wyatt Crockett talks practical jokes, hidden talents and embarrassing moments