British & Irish Lions

The Hunted Lion: Duhan van der Merwe

Duhan van der Merwe’s joy at his name being announced in the starting line-up for the British & Irish Lions’ first Test against the Springboks would have been tempered by the knowledge...

Nienaber discusses the "Bomb Squad"

In the wake of the recent Springbok squad announcement, Head Coach Jacques has fielded many questions with regard to his bench.    The Springbok bench became one of the most talked-about features...

AWJ tells us what it means to him to be back

Lions skipper Alun Wyn Jones has taken some value out of the incident which nearly rendered him unavailable for the 2021 series in South Africa.    Jones dislocated his shoulder just 7 minutes...

Gatland on leaked Lions team

Lions boss Warren Gatland was blindsided yesterday evening when the British & Irish Lions team was supposedly leaked and reported in the press before being formally announced by the coach himself.    The...

De Villiers believes Springboks will feed off pressure

Former Springbok legend, Jean de Villiers, has said that the massive amount of pressure on the Springboks may actually work in their favour during the Lions series.    Speaking to his old opposite...

Winners & Losers: British & Irish Lions First Test Squad

Warren Gatland has named his side for the first Test against the Springboks and with it, the Lions boss has made some tough selection calls.   In fact, Gatland claims that this test 23 'was by...

'This was by far the hardest Test selection' - Warren Gatland

Warren Gatland has named his side for the first Test against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday 24 July (kick off 5pm BST).   The starting XV includes three Scots for the first time...

Alun Wyn Jones leads the B&I Lions in first Test against Springboks

British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has named his side for the first Test against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday 24 July (kick off 5pm BST).   Tour captain Alun...

Marcus Smith: On Fire v Stormers

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber full press conference - team announcement first test vs BI Lions