Kieran Read and Rieko Ioane to start for New Zealand in first Lions Test
9 years ago by The Guardian• Captain Kieran Read is fit after injury-plagued season• Ioane gets first Test start after impressing Steve HansenKieran Read is fit to return to the All Blacks starting line-up in the first Test...
Lions face a daunting task of facing New Zealand at Eden Park
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionThe British and Irish Lions will face a daunting task of facing All Blacks in two out of the three Test series at Eden Park in Auckland where New Zealand enjoy a win percentage of over 86.
Predicted: Lions First Test Starting XV
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland is set to announce his squad for the first Test against the All Blacks, tonight at 8pm BST. The Lions selectors met last night to confirm their matchday 23 for the series opener. The...
Lions strangled us and will test the All Blacks, says Chiefs coach
9 years ago by The Guardian• Chiefs’ Dave Rennie: ‘They are getting better and better’• Warren Gatland denies whingeing about blocking tacticsThe British & Irish Lions are set to pose the All Blacks a serious challenge...
All Blacks: Sam Cane gives thoughts on Lions 'skipper'
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldAll Black flanker Sam Cane now knows who the Lions captain will be in Saturday's first test - or at least he thinks he does.At a press conference in Auckland today, Cane was asked by a British journalist...
New Zealand’s captain Kieran Read likely to be fit for first Test with Lions
9 years ago by The Guardian• He is desperate to play, says assistant coach Ian Foster• All Blacks to name side on Wednesday evening UK timeNew Zealand look set for a major boost with news that their captain Kieran Read is on...
Warren Gatland on Lions' win: 'Some guys put their hands up' – video
9 years ago by The GuardianAn impressive 34-6 win over the Chiefs provided the British and Irish Lions with a timely confidence boost in their final match before the first Test in Auckland on Saturday. Jack Nowell scored two tries,...
British & Irish Lions thump the Chiefs with commanding performance
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Lions recorded their most impressive victory of the tour so far as they beat the Chiefs 34-6 in Hamilton on Tuesday. Jack Nowell scored twice as the tourists grabbed another warmup win ahead of the...
Kieran Read desperate to play first Test against Lions
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionNew Zealand assistant coach Ian Foster revealed that All Blacks skipper Kieran Read is desperate to take the field for the first Test against British and Irish Lions in Auckland on Saturday.
Australia must go back to the future to save rugby union
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auRugby was a far more simple game in the Southern Hemisphere in 1986. Queensland, New South Wales, Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and Fiji came together that year to contest the inaugural South Pacific...
