Hartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperDylan Hartley’s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton’s restricted game plan, according to former England and Saints hooker Andy Long. Long claims Hartley is not the ball-carrying...
Coles struggling for All Blacks
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyDane Coles is the latest New Zealand player battling fitness issues ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour.
SA U20s team to represent South Africa at World Rugby u20 Championships
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJunior Springbok coach Chean Roux has named his team to compete at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, with Ernst van Rhyn as captain, and eight players amongst the chosen 28 have played...
All Blacks star facing fitness battle for Lions tour after developing mystery concussion symptoms
9 years ago by Irish IndependentAll Blacks hooker Dane Coles is facing a battle to be match-fit for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand after his Super Rugby coach said he was now suffering from concussion symptoms.
Maro Itoje felt he had missed out on Lions squad
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionEngland international Maro Itoje felt that he had originally missed out on the selection of British and Irish Lions squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand following the cheers from his Saracens team-mate...
Double injury hit for Dane Coles
9 years ago by In The LooseThe All Blacks face another potential set back ahead of the Lions tour, which starts a month today, the 3rd of June. It is now Dane Coles who is in doubt for the visit of the British and Irish Lions...
Haskell says he simply wasn’t made to be a Lion
9 years ago by In The LooseEngland man James Haskell was one of the many options which didn’t make Gatland’s side for the Lions tour tour of New Zealand next month, self claiming that he was simply not good enough...
‘I’ve tried my best but I wasn’t meant to be a Lion,’ says James Haskell
9 years ago by The Guardian• Second row offers brutally honest assessment of Lions omission• It’s about seizing your opportunity. I obviously failed to do thatJames Haskell has delivered a brutally honest assessment of his...
Brumbies take a hard look at themselves
9 years ago by Rugby 365IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Brumbies will be hard at work over the next two weeks trying to improve their game ahead of their clash against the Lions.
Sam Warburton: Lions captain could make Blues return before New Zealand tour
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsBritish and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton could play for Cardiff Blues before the end of the season, head coach Danny Wilson says.
