‘F***ing hell, mate, this is me done for the day!’ The respect between Sean O’Brien and Jerome Kaino has existed for a vast number of years but they never shared the same pitch until the 2017 Lions Tour to New Zealand. Kaino and O’Brien are two of the best flankers of the past decade and […]
5 years ago
Time to get Sam Warburton out of retirement! British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland is thinking outside the box, and we love it. Back in July 2017 at a packed out Eden Park, the final whistle was sounded by referee Romain Poite and the Test Series between the Lions and New Zealand ended […]
6 years ago
“It’s not f***ing happening, mate.” In between the First and Second Tests of the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, in 2017, Warren Gatland’s side took on the Hurricanes in Wellington. Kristian Dacey, Cory Hill, Tomas Francis, Gareth Davies Allan Dell and Finn Russell all joined George Kruis and Leigh Halfpenny on the […]
7 years ago
– House of Rugby, Together with GUINNESS – The Ireland international was a Lion but, according to James Haskell, was ‘still building to the legend that he’s become’. The British & Irish Lions throws together four leading rugby nations and asks them, in the space of seven weeks, to beat the very best the southern hemisphere has […]
7 years ago
“Garry was very unlucky to miss out.” Those were the comments of Lions head coach a little under a year ago after he announced his squad to tour New Zealand. “There was some discussion and debate. The most discussion was on midfield but it was a big decision leaving out [England lock] Joe Launchbury.” In […]
8 years ago
Caused a bit of debate
8 years ago