SIMON SHAW has brought a new meaning to the word ‘longevity’. He made his senior debut for Bristol 22 years ago, aged 17, but after seven years in the west…
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Lions 2013: Five things we’ve learned. Third Test
THE LIONS secured their first series win in 16 years, with a storming 41 -16 win over the Wallabies in Sydney. During the previous nine fixtures the Lions had, on…
Lions 2013: Vindication for Gatland as the big calls pay off
THE ROAD sweepers were out in force in Sydney this morning, clearing away the debris from a heady night, as the sun rose for another flawless mid-winter’s day sunshine. What…
Lions 2013: Third Test Australia 16-41 Lions
How the Lions wrapped up their first series win for 16 years emphatically in Sydney
Lions 2013: The key match-ups in Test 3
COME SIX Nations time we always talk about Le Crunch when England meet France. In the final match of the British and Irish Lions series in Australia, though, with the…
Lions 2013: What price loyalty?
EVERYONE IN Britain and Ireland would want the Lions to win on Saturday, right? Well according to Ladbrokes, the betting on Saturday’s landmark series decider has swung in favour of…
Lions 2013: Gatland’s final display of backbone gives a glimmer of hope
THE BRITISH and Irish Lions have given themselves every chance of winning the series Down Under with their squad selection. If you are looking for a “Woe is me; Warren…
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: Israel Folau v George North. Tale of the tape
IT'S BEEN the Frazier v Ali of the 2013 Lions Test Series. George North and Israel Folau have provided rugby fans with some stellar moments of drama in the first…