Can the Welsh-dominated 2013 Lions break their losing trend?
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A Welsh perspective on the Lions squad
Posted 24 days ago
FOR SOME of the 2013 Lions squad, pulling on a red rugby shirt will be a new experience. This won’t be the case for 15 of the players and three of the coaching staff – all of whom are involved with the Wales squad. To have such a large representation from Wales is a real achievement for Welsh rugby.
Lions 2013: The Wallabies name a squad…
Posted 43 days ago
PULSES HAVE been set racing south of the equator as Robbie Deans named a preliminary Australia squad to meet for an ‘exercise’ this Sunday, omitting Quade Cooper but naming Waratah Israel Folau in his 30-man group.
A Lions XV to take on Australia
Posted 173 days ago
Who stood up during the autumn and consistently said: “I am a Lion”?
Wales 12-14 Australia: The Verdict
Posted 173 days ago
This game was the horror movie version of Groundhog Day for Wales, who put in their best performance of a hugely disappointing autumn series only to finish bereft after losing narrowly to Australia for a seventh time in 13 months. The game was no spectacle of running rugby – in truth it was more of a kicking duel – but no one could say the game was meaningless.
An exclusive look at the new 2013 Lions kit
Posted 207 days ago
WHAT WILL Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions squad be wearing in Australia next year? Rugby World exclusively revealed the new Lions shirt today and you can read all about the thinking behind the new design in the December issue, which is on sale 30 October. That edition also includes a feature on ten Lions bolters – left-field selections who have made an impact on tour – so there is plenty to get excited about as the build-up to next summer’s Test series Down Under begins.
Colin Charvis’s Lions memories: Melbourne
Posted 218 days ago
FORMER WALES back-row Colin Charvis won two caps for the Lions on the 2001 tour to Australia, which ultimately ended in a 2-1 Test series defeat by the Wallabies. In this video Charvis, who will be part of the Gullivers Sports Travel team for next summer’s tour Down Under, recalls his time in Melbourne…
Lions 2013: Guide to Melbourne
Posted 218 days ago
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MELBOURNE IS regarded as the sporting capital of Australia, so it’s the perfect place to spend a week on next year’s British & Irish Lions Tour. The Lions will play two matches in the city next summer, facing Melbourne Rebels on Tuesday 25 June before doing battle with the Wallabies in the second Test of the series four days later.
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Colin Charvis’s Lions memories: Brisbane
Posted 233 days ago
FORMER WALES back-row Colin Charvis won two caps for the Lions on the 2001 tour to Australia, which ultimately ended in a 2-1 Test series defeat by the Wallabies. In this video Charvis, who will be part of the Gullivers Sports Travel team for next year’s tour Down Under, looks back at the Lions’ opening Test win at the Gabba…
The legacy of the Lions
Posted 239 days ago
IN LESS than a year Warren Gatland will take a squad of the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to Australia, with the aim of becoming the first Lions side to win a Test series since 1997. Rugby fans across the British Isles are already picking their Test XVs, but what does it mean to be selected for…
