THE BRITISH and Irish Lions racked up a perfunctory fourth consecutive win with a 64-0, ten try victory, against the Combined NSW-Queensland Country. As expected, and considering that the Country’s…
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Summer tours: Four who caught the eye
MEDIA BLACKOUT on the tours of North America, South America, Japan and South Africa from the home nations could have been an unfortunate by-product of the Lions stint Down Under.…
Lions 2013: RW picks the Lions XV for the First Test
FOUR GAMES, one proper contest, and the Lions bandwagon rolls on. Every player has now been cast into the fray, bar a hamstrung Rob Kearney and jet-lagged Simon Zebo, so…
Lions 2013: Five things we’ve learned. Lions v Queensland Reds
WHILST THE British and Irish Lions have now recorded three victories on their 2013 tour, Saturday’s win against the Queensland Reds was the first of any real significance – it…
Lions 2013: Spying, flying and lie-ins
All the latest goings-on from Down Under…
Lions 2013: Quade Cooper, the man in the middle of the storm
HIS RUGBY may be bohemian and his reputation grandiose, but Quade Cooper is not the arrogant mess many believe him to be. His flaw is that he needs the spotlight…
Lions 2013: The anniversary of Jonny Wilkinson versus Elton Flatley
ON SATURDAY the British and Irish Lions face the Queensland Reds, a team they thumped 42-8 last time they met at Ballymore 12 years ago. The ground itself became legendary…
Lions 2013: 5 Things we learned from Lions v Western Force
THE BRITISH and Irish Lions secured an all-too easy win against the Western Force – scoring nine tries in a 69 -17 drubbing. They dominated all of the core areas…
New Zealand v France: The Preview
HERE'S A curious stat for you. In the professional age, every Six Nations championship following a Lions tour has been won by the French. In 1998 they clinched the Grand…
Lions 2013: A fine line to tread in Perth
A PIPELINE laid in 1903 to transport water from Perth to the goldfields 500km away in Kalgoorlie secured Western Australia’s future; making it feasible to mine meant the state could…