It may not have had any tries but this was a game of grit and vigour as the Lions defeated a Crusaders side who have gone unbeaten all Super Rugby…
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Why there’s still hope for the Lions…
So far, it’s all been entirely predicable. The Lions have been written off from Invercargill in the South, to Auckland in the North. They’ve been castigated by local media as…
Lions name their team to face the Crusaders
A run through of the British & Irish Lions team to take on the Crusaders in Christchurch
Lions 2017: Blues 22-16 British & Irish Lions
How the Blues triumphed against the 2017 Lions at Eden Park
Lions 2017: Tourists must marry X-Factor with the basics
There may well be more that one way to skin a cat – from top-tier taxidermists to black market mounters, there will no doubt be a variance in where the…
Lions name the team to take on the Blues
We run the rule over the squad picked for the second game of the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour, against the Blues in Auckland
Lions 2017: NZ Provincial Barbarians 7-13 British & Irish Lions
The Lions tour is officially underway, with the visitors turning in an error-strewn and frustrating display as they chugged to a close win over the Provincial Barbarians. Their hosts are…
Lions 2017: Five players with a point to prove
The 2017 Lions tour kicks off within hours after what has seemed an interminable wait. With the Provincial Barbarians expected to put up the least resistance to the Lions in…
What’s inside the new issue of Rugby World magazine
Ten reasons to buy the July edition of Rugby World magazine
Talking points: Domestic finals promise drama, elation and despair in equal measure
By tomorrow evening, just a shade after 8pm, the 2016-17 domestic season will be a footnote, and we’ll know which clubs have been engraved into the history books. At Twickenham,…