South Africa vs British and Irish Lions LIVE: Warren Gatland’s side look to clinch a famous series win against Rassie Erasmus’s rattled Springboks in the second Test match in Cape Town By Alex Bowmer For Mailonline Published: 11:00 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 11:11 EDT, 31 July 2021 The British and Irish Lions return … Read more
What an unbelievable feeling. In the dressing room after that special win we all huddled up and started belting out Wild Rover. Jack Conan kicked off the singing, then Jamie George followed with ‘Southgate, you’re the one, you still turn me on, football’s coming home again!’ Even the non-English lads were joining in! The music was … Read more
Warren Gatland reckons selecting the Lions team for the first South African Test was his hardest yet, revealing that neither he nor his coaches had picked the eventual line-up earlier this week. The Lions boss, on his fourth tour and third as head coach, said it took an hour and a half to whittle down … Read more
The Lions players were off duty on Sunday but there was no rest for the coaches. They had a momentous meeting in the diary and it was bound to have dragged on for hours. The time has come for Warren Gatland and his assistants to make some big decisions. There would have been several pressing … Read more
15. Stuart Hogg – captain (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) #783 14. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #836 13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822 12. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #824 11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #841 10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, England) 9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843 1. Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, … Read more
Wales 68-12 Canada: Wayne Pivac’s side score TEN tries as full-back Leigh Halfpenny’s 100th cap is marred by a serious knee injury just one minute in Wales eased past Canada by 56 points in the first of a three-game summer series Stalwart Halfpenny unfortunately limped off less than 60 seconds into the game Kaiona Lloyd … Read more
Alun Wyn Jones could still make a ‘MIRACLE’ recovery for the Lions tour of South Africa this summer after dislocating his shoulder in Japan warm-up clash, reveals coach Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones had been named captain of the British and Irish Lions squad But he sustained a dislocated shoulder seven minutes into the game … Read more
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
Conor Murray admits ‘surprise’ to being named as new British and Irish Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones was ruled out injured for South Africa tour having suffering a dislocated shoulder in warm-up against Japan Conor Murray will replace Alu Wyn Jones as the British and Irish Lions captain Wyn Jones suffered a dislocated shoulder … Read more