Munster Welcome Back Murray, O'Mahony And Stander For Cardiff Clash
9 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsMunster's 2017 Lions contingent of Conor Murray, captain Peter O'Mahony and CJ Stander are among nine changes made by director of rugby Rassie Erasmus for Saturday's GUINNESS PRO14 match against Cardiff...
Will the real threat to the All Blacks come from the North in 2019?
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auA lot can change in a couple of months. The All Blacks’ drawn series against the British and Irish Lions already seems like a distant memory, and normal service has been resumed with something of...
Study calls for tackling ban in school rugby
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA study from Professor Allyson Pollock, from Newcastle University, has urged chief medical officers to remove contact in rugby from the school game. She presented new evidence based on the fact that a...
British and Irish Lions to cut fixtures for next tour to South Africa in 2021
9 years ago by British and Irish LionsAccording to the Guardian newspaper, the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will be cut to eight matches, but future tours could revert to 10 matches. The decision...
Finn Russell on his way to Paris?
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland fly-half Finn Russell has been linked with a big money move to French heavyweights Racing 92 according to reports in the French media. The 25-year-old's current contract with the Glasgow Warriors...
British & Irish Lions to reduce fixtures for 2021 South Africa tour
9 years ago by The Guardian• Organisers believe there is not enough ‘meaningful’ opposition• Premiership clubs concerned about workload of leading playersThe British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021 will be...
Weekly Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland name 33-man training camp squad Jones has named the Harlequins teenage fly-half Marcus Smith as well as 11 of England’s 15 Lions but Haskell, who received a yellow card in his first...
Teenager Marcus Smith in England squad but no room for Joseph or Haskell
9 years ago by The Guardian• 11 of England’s 15 Lions included in pre-autumn internationals squad• Harlequins’ 18-year-old fly-half Marcus Smith a surprise inclusionThe British & Irish Lions Jonathan Joseph, James Haskell...
Billy Vunipola has his say on the Lions Tour
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland forward Billy Vunipola claims Eddie Jones would have led Lions to 3-0 series win over New Zealand. The British and Irish Lions would have whitewashed the All Blacks if Eddie Jones was...
Lions manager John Spencer hits back at Sean O’Brien criticism of drawn series
9 years ago by The Guardian• ‘I was surprised and disappointed; it was a tour when everyone stuck together’• Disciplinary action ruled out over view about coaches on New Zealand tourJohn Spencer, the manager of the British...
