Ringrose edges out Henshaw. Former England and Lions star Lawrence Dallaglio has been following the Six Nations closely, and his Lions XV is a reward for those that shone in the championship. While the Champions Cup and, to a lesser extent, Challenge Cup offer up extra windows to impress British & Irish Lions head coach […]
5 years ago
“You’re that fickle that he’s gone after one bad performance?!” With the Six Nations now all neatly wrapped up and Wales celebrating one of the most unlikely title wins in years, much focus is going on the British & Lions selections Warren Gatland will be mulling over the coming weeks. As champions, Wales will be […]
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Conor Murray topping and tailing the Six Nations but still doing enough to impress. From a British & Irish Lions perspective, Ian McGeechan has seen it all. The Scot played on two Lions tours in the 1970s and then was head coach for tour more tours, between the years of 1989 and 2009, as well […]
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Three more Scots enter the fray, with another stepping up to the Starting XV. With the 2021 Six Nations now in the history books, the Lions pecking order is looking a whole lot different from last December. Warren Gatland will be under pressure to select a pretty even spread after Wales won their second championship […]
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“He had the game on a string against England.” What have Conor Murray and Diogo Jota got in common? Both of their stocks went up after going through an injury-enforced spells on the sideline. Jamison Gibson-Park was given the Ireland playbook for three of their Six Nations games but dropped to the bench for the England […]
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“It means a huge amount to us to have test rugby on the horizon.” Ireland’s Six Nations squad has been bolstered by the addition of five Sevens bolters, including one of the world’s very best. The IRFU has confirmed that the five Sevens stars, all of whom are uncapped at 15s senior level, have been […]
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