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Eight Players Set To Make Their B&I Lions Debut In Tour Opener

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has included eight potential Lions debutants in the Tour opener against the Lions.   The side captained by Stuart Hogg has four players set to make their...

Stuart Hogg to skipper B&I Lions in Tour opener

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) will captain The British & Irish Lions in the opening match of the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series when the tourists take on The Lions this Saturday (kick-off...

Tom Rogers Tribute | Pacy Finisher

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Rogers is set to make his Wales debut this weekend.   

Wales team to face Canada

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales boss Wayne Pivac has named a squad of 23 players, including 8 from Welsh club Dragons, to face Canada on Saturday.    Fullback Leigh Halfpenny edges ever closer to his 100th cap...

How the Springboks could line up against Georgia

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber takes control of his first test match as the Springboks head coach on Friday when the World Champions take on Georgia.    Having taken over from Rassie Erasmus after the...

Mike Phillips backs Murray as Lions captain but couldn't resist a little dig

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales and British & Irish Lions legend Mike Phillips has backed Warren Gatland's choice to appoint Conor Murray as Alun Wyn Jones' successor as tour captain.   Jones sustained a Tour-ending...

Quartet added to Wales squad

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samson Lee, Seb Davies, Rhys Davies and Lloyd Williams have all been called into Wales’ squad for the Summer Internationals.       Lee, who has previously won 45 caps, replaces...

Skelton and Beale could feature for the Wallabies this year

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kurtley Beale, Will Skelton and Rory Arnold are among the players who could receive test recalls for the Wallabies' end of year tour.   Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Rugby Australia...

Lions captain Jones ruled out of South Africa tour

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones has been ruled out of the tour of South Africa after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the 28-10 victory over Japan. Jones had to be replaced in the eighth...

Captain Jones injured as debutants down Brave Blossoms

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Captain Alun Wyn Jones suffered an early injury blow before three British and Irish Lions debutants scored tries in a 28-10 defeat of Japan at Murrayfield. Jones was withdrawn in pain in the eighth...