News Source: Independent
| 3 days ago
The trouble with a Lions tour to Australia is that the limited worth of the build-up games allows more space for a theme of dissatisfaction to develop...How can Warren Gatland work out combinations that will perform under high stress when there is no
News Source: The independent
| 3 days ago
Only a couple of Englishmen are expected to feature in the Lions team for next week's First Test, but there will be no shortage watching from the sidelines. Last night Christian Wade and Brad Barritt became the third and fourth players to be summoned
News Source: The independent
| 3 days ago
Sam Warburton believes that the New South Waratahs provided the perfect preparation for next week's first Test match against Australia following the hard-fought 47-17 victory. Full-back Leigh Halfpenny scored an incredible 30 points, which included
News Source: New Zealand Herald
| 4 days ago
After several false starts because of injury, Sam Warburton made his Lions debut in Brisbane. He led that victorious side out against the Reds as he will again tonight against the Waratahs, while the chorus grows about whether he will return to wear
News Source: International Herald Tribune
| 5 days ago
In an attempt to stay ahead of the pack, Six Nations champions Wales are taking scrummaging tips from sumo wrestlers. The Welsh are midway through a two-test series against Japan and are eyeing ways to improve ahead of the second match in Tokyo on
News Source: Independent
| 5 days ago
Gatland selected a 37-man party for the current Australia tour, but props Cian Healy and Gethin Jenkins have already gone home injured, wing Tommy Bowe is recovering from a broken hand and full-back Rob Kearney is involved for the first time this
News Source: The independent
| 5 days ago
Suggested Topics This time last year, Mako Vunipola was back in his ancestral South Seas home he is a part of one of Tonga's greatest rugby-playing dynasties watching various friends and relatives indulge their passion for the game. A place on this
News Source: International Herald Tribune
| 6 days ago
It is fair to say that a year ago, Mako Vunipola's name would have featured in precious few of the many conversations among rugby fans about the make-up of the British and Irish Lions party for the tour of Australia...The 'bolter', a player