IN A more surprising comeback than the denim jacket, Tommy Bowe has returned to the Lions starting team just a fortnight after breaking his hand. Doctor James Robson has expressed…
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Lions 2013: The need for tactical change in the second Test: Defence
THE DIFFICULT second Test is coming and both teams have finalised their lineups. The Wallabies have swapped out injured players, while the British and Irish Lions have made five changes.…
Lions 2013: The need for tactical change in the second Test: Attack
THE DIFFICULT second Test is coming and both teams have finalised their lineups. The Wallabies have swapped out injured players, while the British and Irish Lions have made five changes.…
Top 14: French rugby crying out for O’Gara’s expertise
RONAN O'GARA arrives in Paris this coming weekend to begin his post-playing career as kicking coach for Racing Metro. The Ireland and Munster legend, who scored 1083 points in 130…
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: Which wings will fit the bill?
TOURING AS a Lion is much less Rock ‘n’ Roll than you would think. The booze is replaced with table-creaking amounts of carbohydrates and fish, the massages are painful affairs…
Lions 2013: The bloody battle in the back-row
AFTER SEVEN practice games, culminating with the decidedly docile Rebels as well as a test match, you’d have thought that the battle for the back-row would be all but resolved.…
Lions 2013: Alex Cuthbert’s first Test try
GEORGE NORTH’S try grabbed the headlines after the Lions’ first Test win over Australia in Brisbane, but Alex Cuthbert’s touchdown deserves praise too. It was a well-worked backs move that…
Lions 2013: Melbourne Rebels 0-35 Lions
How the Lions wrapped up a five-try victory over the Rebels