The British and Irish Lions beat Australia 2-1 in the series Andy Farrell’s Lions may be flying home from Australia with a series victory, but the statistics show just how close his side came to disappointment. For all the talk of a whitewash, and the potential of the Lions skipping Australia in 12 years’ time […]
5 months ago
The Lions are overwhelming favourites to win the series in Australia The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday’s second Test against Australia in Melbourne knowing a win will wrap up the series Down Under with a match to spare. They are overwhelming favourites to do so following their 27-19 win in Brisbane, a scoreline […]
6 months ago
This is the big one! The British and Irish Lions will take on Australia in Brisbane in the long-awaited opening test. It has been a long build up to opening game against the Wallabies and things have not always gone the way of the Lions. After defeat in Dublin to an impressive Argentina side, the […]
6 months ago
Could they still make the squad? British and Irish Lions head coach, Andy Farrell, announced his 38-man squad at London’s O2 arena yesterday afternoon. The door is still left open for potentially some players who were left out, with out-half Owen Farrell likely to be called up. Let’s have a look at a XV of […]
8 months ago
There is still plenty of time for players to stake a claim. After just two weeks of Six Nations action, the uncertain haze around Lions selection has begun to recede. The first game of the tour is now just over four months away when the team take on Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on June […]
11 months ago
The Munster legend opened up about some of the bizarre antics that went down on the tour. Donncha O’Callaghan has recalled a ‘spray tan’ phenomenon that took over the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. The iconic northern hemisphere versus southern hemisphere encounter has thrown up some brilliant moments over the years. […]
1 year ago