Sharks 31-71 British and Irish Lions: Tourists capitalise on Hendrikse red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions continued to pile on the points on their tour of South Africa with what proved to be an emphatic, albeit not entirely convincing, 71-31 win over the Sharks. There was...
Gatland rallies Lions as Sharks take second bite at tourists
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions and Sharks teams that clash in Pretoria on Saturday will bear little resemblance to those from the midweek game. Warren Gatland has told his British and Irish Lions...
Jamie George leads The British and Irish Lions for Sharks clash at Loftus Versfeld
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland, has named his team to play Sharks for this Saturday’s match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (kick off 5pm BST). Jamie George (Saracens,...
Sharks named a changed team for their second clash with the Lions
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySharks head coach Sean Everitt has named his side to face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday at 6pm (local, 5pm BST) at Loftus Versfeld, three days after facing the same team on Wednesday...
Lions to play back-to-back matches vs Sharks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions will play back-to-back matches against the Sharks to ensure the tourists can continue to prepare for the Test series against the Springboks later this month. SA...
Lions not interested in uprooting tour to UK
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAgainst the backdrop of the threatening Covid-19 situation in South Africa, there have been mutterings about possibility uprooting the tour and finishing it in the UK. However, Lions MD, Ben Calveley,...
Lions make it 2 from 2: What the experts say
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions romped home with a crushing win over the Sharks in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. Amid much speculation that the game would not go ahead, the tourists...
Lions coach Gatland confident tour will continue after 'surreal' day
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland insisted he is not concerned about the viability of his side's tour of South Africa, despite a coronavirus outbreak hitting his squad just hours before...
REPORT: Hat-tricks for Van der Merwe and Adams boost Gatland's patchwork team
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions won the second game of their tour in emphatic style, despite a coronavirus outbreak affecting the squad. The British and Irish Lions brushed off uncertainty...
British & Irish Lions Player Ratings v The Sharks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions brushed off uncertainty threatening to engulf their tour as they made it two emphatic wins from two matches in South Africa with a 7-54 win over Sharks in Johannesburg. Warren...
