England’s Tom Curry set to be youngest Test debutant since Jonny Wilkinson
9 years ago by The Guardian• Four set to make debuts from start of Saturday’s first Test against Argentina• ‘If a player’s good enough, you play him,’ says coach Eddie JonesEngland will take on one of rugby’s most...
Ugo Monye picks his top three Lions after they were beaten by the Blues in in Auckland.
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer England and Lions winger Ugo Monye picks his top three performers from the second match of the tour.
Rugby: All Blacks to benefit from new and improved Sonny Bill Williams
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldSonny Bill Williams, one of the Blues' heroes in their historic victory over the British and Irish Lions at Eden Park, is lighter, fitter, stronger and faster this year.He is also, following his time away...
Thursday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Head of Athletic Performance appointed for Connacht Connacht have signed up former Oklahoma City Thunder Athletic Performance Coordinator David Howarth as part of their new backroom team. Full...
Wales rugby summer tour: Five good reasons to be selected
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales, hit by injuries and British and Irish Lions call-ups, face Samoa and Tonga this month. History shows it is a chance to make a mark.
‘Sonny Boo’ and the Blues give fans a night to savour
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThere were ominous signs. It was steadily raining and we were trudging to the Lions versus Blues match at Eden Park, a stadium often referred to as a concrete jungle. The Lions should relish this. My nephew...
The Maori All Blacks boast the world’s second-best backline
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Maori All Blacks side has just been named and glancing over the players it’s clear that any international team would kill for similar quality in the backs. While the Maori may struggle slightly...
Gatland makes a point but needs his team to make many more
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auPoor old Warren Gatland. Just can’t take a trick can he? After his Lions, the best of Britain and Ireland, were undone by the worst of the five Kiwi Super teams on Wednesday night, he suggested there’s...
Lions lose first game on their 2017 tour
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe British and Irish Lions have lost their first match of the 2017 tour, falling to the Blues in Auckland’s Eden Park. The Blues won the game 22-16, scoring three tries to the Lions’ sole...
British and Irish Lions: Payne has 'skinniest calves in world rugby' - Gatland
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland jokes about Jared Payne's calves after the centre suffered another injury in Wednesday's defeat by the Blues.
