Monday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyKen Owens will lead the British and Irish Lions in their 2nd tour match against the Blues. The Blues side to face the British & Irish Lions Sonny Bill Williams...
Lions happy with off-field plans
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyThe British and Irish Lions have insisted they would not alter their busy off-field schedule despite a laboured opening victory over the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.
The British and Irish Lions start their NZ tour with a pussycat meow
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe bookmakers gave odds of $1 to $1.01 on a victory for the 2017 British and Irish Lions to win their first game of their New Zealand against a New Zealand Barbarians side made up of part-time professional...
Poor Lions fail to impress in opening fixture
9 years ago by The RoarWell, the 2017 Lions have won their opening fixture in New Zealand but it was a close run thing. The New Zealand Provincial Barbarians actually were leading into the second half, before winger Anthony...
LIONS WATCH: Kyle Sinckler impresses despite disappointing tour opener
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Lions made a stuttering start to their tour of New Zealand with a 13-7 victory against a Provincial Barbarians side largely made up from players competing for Super Rugby contracts. Bryn Gatland,...
Lions hit right note off the field but show worrying lack of rhythm on it
9 years ago by The GuardianTourists must greatly raise their game after limp display against NZ Provincial Barbarians or risk becoming an analogue team in an ever-changing digital worldThis Lions tour is not yet a week old but already...
British and Irish Lions: Greig Laidlaw targets a second start after winning debut
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsGreig Laidlaw hopes to hold on to a starting slot after making his British and Lions debut in the win over Provincial Barbarians.
Media mock B&I Lions
9 years ago by Rugby 365REACTION: The British and Irish Lions copped strident flak for their unconvincing 13-7 win over a Provincial Barbarians side in their New Zealand tour opener in Whangarei at the weekend.
Lions savaged by NZ press
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyThe opening game of the British and Irish Lions tour should have been a chance to for the tourists to lay down a marker. However, their performance against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians has the...
Lions pathetic say Kiwi rugby critics
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.au“Pathetic” and “incompetent” are two words Warren Gatland would not have expected to be used in describing his British and Irish Lions’ tour opener, but New Zealand rugby...
