British and Irish Lions consider base in Jersey as contingency plan for tour
5 years ago by The Guardian• Summer tour could be moved from South Africa to British Isles• Jersey could be used as pre-tour camp if tour goes ahead abroadThe British and Irish Lions are exploring the option of basing themselves...
Gareth Thomas: 'In most forms of work you could come out. But not in football'
5 years ago by The GuardianThe former Wales and Lions rugby captain talks about living with HIV, facing a rising tide of prejudice and homophobia in sport‘I don’t have a job, I have a purpose,” Gareth Thomas says intently...
Rugby Australia offers financial assurances over Lions switch
5 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyRugby Australia has offered the British and Irish Lions financial guarantees to cover potential losses should they agree to move this summer's tour Down Under.
On This Day: Jason Robinson named as Sale coach in 2009
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe game of rugby offers many things that stick easily in the minds of fans across the world, and the sight of one Jason Robinson, ball in hand, is one such thing. With lightning speed and footwork...
Aussies make ‘game-changing’ offer to host Lions
5 years ago by Irish IndependentRugby Australia has made a “game-changing” intervention over the Lions tour of South Africa by offering to underwrite the cost of playing Down Under.
Dan Carter's fly-half brilliance made Farrell-style nitpicking impossible | Andy Bull
5 years ago by The GuardianThe just-retired former All Black mastered every aspect of fly-half play so never faced the criticism others have enduredNews of Dan Carter’s retirement sends me back to that match, the second Test against...
Australia make 'game-changing' intervention to host the British and Irish Lions Tour - report
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia have made a 'game-changing' intervention to host the British and Irish Lions Tour this year, according to a report Gavin Mairs at the Telegraph. According to the report, Rugby...
LGBT+ History Month: Gareth Thomas on living with HIV - and dispelling its myths
5 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer British and Irish Lions rugby union captain Gareth Thomas describes being diagnosed with HIV as "petrifying" but is now using his profile to dispel myths around the virus.
British & Irish Lions 'home tour' could be expanded to four Tests
5 years ago by The GuardianLondon, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin could be venuesDecision to be taken by end of MarchA final decision on this summer’s British & Irish Lions tour will be taken by the end of March with officials...
Who is Johnny Sexton: Ten things you should know about the Ireland fly-half
5 years ago by Rugby WorldFacts and figures about the Leinster and Lions No 10Johnny Sexton lines up a kick at goal in the Six Nations (Getty Images)Facts and figures about the Leinster and Lions No 10
