Conor Murray to lead B&I Lions against South Africa 'A'
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland, has named his team to play South Africa ‘A’ at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday 14 July (kick off 7pm BST). Tour captain Conor...
Disruptions bringing Lions closer together
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAn upside of one of the most disrupted British & Irish Lions tours in history is that all the complications appear to be galvanising the team. The squad heads to Cape Town this weekend...
Sir Ian McGeechan's latest Lions XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySir Ian McGeechan has picked the British & Irish Lions team he thinks should take the field against the World Champion Springboks in the upcoming three test series. On Saturday evening,...
Springboks return to training
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks will resume training on Sunday in preparation for the Castle Lager Lions Series after six rounds of COVID-19 testing and a six-day preventative self-isolation period cleared a large group...
6 more Springboks test positive for Covid
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCovid-19 is tearing through the Springbok camp with another 6 players and 2 management staff returning positive tests. One of the players is captain Siya Kolisi, according to a report...
Sharks coach on Hendrikse's red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMany eyebrows were raised at half-time in the Sharks vs Lions match on Saturday evening when the teams jogged off the pitch with the score at 26-all. Just a few days previously, the lions...
Sharks 31-71 British and Irish Lions: Tourists capitalise on Hendrikse red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions continued to pile on the points on their tour of South Africa with what proved to be an emphatic, albeit not entirely convincing, 71-31 win over the Sharks. There was...
WATCH: Marcus Smith on his B&I Lions call up
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHear from the man himself after the England game as he reacts to his Lions call up ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fkz9rPJJzA — Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) July 10, 2021
Marcus Smith on his way to South Africa
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has called up Marcus Smith to replace the injured Finn Russell. Russell has withdrawn from the game against the Sharks this evening with Bundee Aki replacing him. Gatland has hopes...
Gatland rallies Lions as Sharks take second bite at tourists
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions and Sharks teams that clash in Pretoria on Saturday will bear little resemblance to those from the midweek game. Warren Gatland has told his British and Irish Lions...
