There is a new leader of the pride. For the first time in 12 years, the British & Irish Lions have a new head coach. The Lions coach announcement, and press briefing, is taking place in London [Thursday, January 11] and we will have all the big comments, details and reactions. Click on the key […]
2 years ago
The Lions are coming to Dublin in 2025. The British & Irish Lions have announced details for an historic Test match at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, ahead of the 2025 tour to Australia. Murrayfield (Edinburgh), Hong Kong and the Principality Stadium (Cardiff) have had the honour of hosting Lions warm-up matches ahead of recent tours but […]
2 years ago
“I know I have not always got it right.” Warren Gatland has now been British & Irish Lions head coach on three occasions, and assistant on the 2009 tour, and is the frontrunner to lead the Lions again in 2025 [feels ages away, right?]. Being tasked as the head coach to pick a squad of […]
3 years ago
Another couple of Irish lads on the bench too including *checks glasses* Tadhg FURLONG?! After the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand, we took a crack at selecting a starting XV for the 2021 jaunt to South Africa. We got five players right, so we are not chancing a Lions 2025 selection. […]
4 years ago
“I said whoever is on the next one – make sure you go as hard as hell because it is a very special privilege to be involved in.” That is what British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones said to his teammates at the end of a gruelling tour to South Africa. The advice […]
4 years ago