We are a better team than in 2015, warns determined O'Donnell
9 years ago by Irish IndependentThere is a video doing the rounds online of the entire Saracens squad celebrating as six of the club's players were announced in the Lions squad.
Iain Morrison: Gatland goes for the tried and tested
9 years ago by The ScotsmanThe first and obvious thing to say about the British and Irish Lions’ squad is that the wrong man was picking it.
Stuart Hogg’s sights on Lions’ Test jersey after squad call
9 years ago by The ScotsmanStuart Hogg was Scotland’s Lions banker but even he didn’t know he would be on that plane to New Zealand until, like everyone else, he heard his name read out by chairman John Spencer at yesterday’s...
Rugby: Sam Warburton confirmed as Lions captain
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldSam Warburton, the Wales loose forward who led his country during three tests in New Zealand last year, has been named as captain of the British and Irish Lions.Warburton was also skipper of the Lions...
Rugby: Lions name team to tackle All Blacks
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBig pats on the back will be coming for Warren Gatland after he unveiled a Lions squad that has equal parts conservatism, boldness, adventure and graft.He's picked a captain he knows and trusts and one...
Gatland defends lack of Scots
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland insists having a Scottish influence in his selection panel would have made no impact on his squad selection.
Stander in Lions squad
9 years ago by SA RugbyCJ Stander has been included in the 41-man British & Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand in June.
British and Irish Lions squad is strongest of all time
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I really like the look of the Lions squad. Congratulations to those selected and Warren Gatland, who had the unenviable task of making those agonising final calls. ,
Lions coach ignorant of Scots talent says 1971 Tour legend
9 years ago by The ScotsmanLions legend Ian McLauchlan has lambasted Warren Gatland after he named just two Scots in his squad to tour New Zealand this summer – accusing the coach of “not liking people from Scotland”.
Gatland on Lions squad
9 years ago by SA RugbyBritish & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland says the 2017 squad is stronger than the group in 2013.
