Warren Gatland is a shrewd man-manager, as he has proved once again with his decision to make Stuart Hogg captain for the Lions’ first tour match in South Africa. It is a wise move, designed to revive the morale of the Scotland skipper, after an uncomfortable end of the domestic season at Exeter. The full-back … Read more
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Losing Alun Wyn Jones is a huge blow to the Lions… but history is littered with big-name players getting injured and I am excited by this team’s potential Alun Wyn Jones’ absence from the Lions tour will certainly be keenly felt But injuries are nothing knew and the squad now has to … Read more
Duhan Van Der Merwe vows to ignore social media trolls ahead of his British and Irish Lions debut against Japan… and wing admits the criticism over his change of allegiance to Scotland motivates him Lions star Duhan Van Der Merwe qualified for Scotland on residency grounds The 26-year-old thrived in the Test arena and impressed … Read more
Faf De Klerk insists South Africa can draw off their 2019 World Cup triumph to overcome the Lions ahead of their first match in TWO YEARS in preparation for the three-Test series South Africa haven’t been able to play since winning the World Cup in 2019 They have two games against Georgia coming up ahead … Read more
South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus heaps praise on Sale Sharks after the Springboks select five players from the Premiership club to represent them against the Lions The Springboks have called up Coenie Oosthuizen and Lood de Jager They have also selected Dan du Preez, Jean-Luc du Preez and Faf de Klerk The five … Read more