British & Irish Lions have gone for a side to keep the All Blacks guessing | Robert Kitson
9 years ago by The GuardianWarren Gatland and his staff have had their selection meeting and come up with a cussed-looking team with a no-nonsense physical edge for Saturday’s first TestIt is so long since the All Blacks lost...
Elliot Daly starts for British & Irish Lions in first Test against All Blacks
9 years ago by The Guardian• Daly and Alun Wyn Jones picked with Maro Itoje on the bench• Peter O’Mahony is captain with George North missing from 23Warren Gatland has revealed his long-awaited 23-player squad for the first...
Predicted: Lions First Test Starting XV
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland is set to announce his squad for the first Test against the All Blacks, tonight at 8pm BST. The Lions selectors met last night to confirm their matchday 23 for the series opener. The...
British and Irish Lions bounce back against Maori All Blacks
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe British and Irish Lions bounced back from defeat to the Highlanders by putting in a strong performance for a 32-10 win over the Maori All Blacks a week out from the first Test. A penalty try and Maro...
Warren Gatland dreams of having last laugh but Lions must stay tight | Paul Rees
9 years ago by The GuardianThe Lions coach has come in for criticism in his homeland yet knows his side must resist the All Blacks’ attempts to provoke an open game in the first TestHistory, ancient and modern, points to the Lions...
Gatland: Steve Hansen 'a little bit worried' before first Test – video
9 years ago by The GuardianBritish & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says he suspects his All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen is ‘a little bit worried’ with less than a week to go until the first Test between the two...
Player ratings - Lions vs Maori All Blacks
9 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. Mako Vunipola – 7/10 Very impressive at scrum time. Put in a very solid shift at the breakdown and made some vital tackles in defence. Also carried dynamically causing the Maori defence a lot...
Maori All Blacks 10-32 Lions: tour match – as it happened
9 years ago by The GuardianA penalty try, a Maro Itoje score and 20 points from Leigh Halfpenny sealed an emphatic victory for the Lions to give Warren Gatland a boost a week before the first Test 10.50am BST The Lions have just...
Owen Farrell ruled out of Maori All Black clash
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOwen Farrell has suffered a grade one quadriceps strain in training and has been ruled out of the British & Irish Lions match against Maori All Blacks on Saturday evening. The England and Saracens...
Peter O’Mahony to lead Lions against Maori side with Warburton benched
9 years ago by The GuardianMunster captain handed Lions armband for game in RotoruaJonathan Sexton to start with Owen Farrell joining Sam Warburton on benchIreland’s Peter O’Mahony will skipper the British & Irish Lions...
