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Lions name team for opening game against NZ Provincial Barbarians

9 years ago by Rugby World

We take a look at the Lions team Warren Gatland has named for the opening game of the 2017 tourLeading man: Sam Warburton will captain the Lions in their opening game. Photo: Getty ImagesWe take a look...

Warburton leads Lions in opener

9 years ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Sam Warburton will lead the British and Irish Lions in their opening tour match against a Provincial Barbarians XV on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

Rugby: Tests against All Blacks to take priority for Lions - Sam Warburton

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Sam Warburton has no doubt about the priority of his British and Irish Lions team. It is to win the test series at all costs, even if that means dropping mid-week matches.It's an attitude that probably...

British and Irish Lions: Sam Warburton to captain tourists in opener

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

Tour captain Sam Warburton will lead the British and Irish Lions in their opening fixture against the Provincial Barbarians.

Super Rugby Round 15 Part 1: Have you seen the other half of this round?

9 years ago by The Roar

So I still don’t really get this whole split round period we find ourselves in now. The British and Irish Lions have landed in Aotearoa for what will be a mammoth tour, yet their teams are playing...

Rugby: Martin Johnson - How the Lions can beat the All Blacks

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Martin Johnson has spoken.The 47-year-old, arguably King Country's most famous rugby export since the Meads brothers, has decreed what it will take for the British and Irish Lions to defeat the All Blacks...

WATCH: Lions put rivalries aside

9 years ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Putting age-old rivalries aside for the duration of a British and Irish Lions tour has been a hallmark of successful squads through the decades.

"Welcome to the jungle" - tourists arrive in New Zealand

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

BBC Radio 5 live rugby reporter Chris Jones witnesses a traditional Maori welcome as the Lions touch down in New Zealand

Watch: First Lions press conference in New Zealand

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Watch coverage of the Lions' first press conference on New Zealand shores.• App users tap here

New Rugby Media meets traditional media

9 years ago by Talking Rugby Union

TalkingRugbyUnion will be following the TV & Press pundits in New Zealand over the next 6 weeks; as the British & Irish Lions look to make the history books.