British & Irish Lions

Iain Henderson leads the B&I Lions against the Sharks

Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) and Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) will make their Lions debuts this Wednesday evening when the tourists take on Sharks at Emirates Airline...

Watch: Stuart Hogg's try saving tackle against the Lions

The British and Irish Lions continued their preparations for the South Africa Test series by easing past the Lions on Saturday.     While the Lions were largely dominant claiming a 56-14 victory,...

Sigma Lions v British & Irish Lions | Highlights

The best of Hamish Watson against the Lions

Hamish Watson walked away with the man of the match award as the British & Irish Lions got their South African tour off to the perfect start, with a 56-14 victory against the Sigma Lions. Here's his...

Lions 14-56 British and Irish Lions - Hamish Watson press conference

Lions 14-56 British and Irish Lions - Warren Gatland and Stuart Hogg press conference

Hogg encouraged by Lions' attitude

The British & Irish Lions brushed aside the Sigma Lions in the former’s first game on tour, 56-14, but captain Stuart Hogg was steady in victory, well aware of room for improvement and that tougher...

Gatland wants more despite rampant start to Lions tour

Warren Gatland could not find too much to complain about after the British and Irish Lions made a brilliant start to their tour of South Africa, but says his team will not be 100 per cent satisfied.   Gatland's...

'He's certainly one of the best No. 7s I've played against' - Warburton

1. The formidable form of Hamish Watson    The numerous exploits of the gritty openside flanker earned him the man-of-the-match award after a brilliant shift.    Watson arrived...

Springboks are over-rated, according to Nick Easter

Former England number 8 Nick Easter has expressed the view that the Springboks are under-cooked and over-rated and will suffer at the hands of the British & Irish Lions later this month and into August.    Speaking...