British and Irish Lions outclassed as silky Blues inflict first tour defeat
9 years ago by Rugby DumpAfter a sluggish start to their tour in New Zealand, only narrowly beating the underdog New Zealand Provincial Barbarians on Saturday, the British and Irish Lions slumped to their first defeat as they...
Blues vs The British & Irish Lions
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother disappointing performance for the Lions seems them lose to the Blues 22-16. The Lions were on the back foot early on as the Blues opened the scoring just seven minutes in through the young winger Rieko...
Lions Left Frustrated After First Tour Defeat
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions suffered their first defeat of the 2017 Tour to the Blues in Auckland on Wednesday morning. The Lions penalty count was a massive cause for concern for the coaching staff,...
HIGHLIGHTS: Blues v British & Irish Lions
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperThe Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues a famous 22-16 win at Eden Park this morning. Full report here.
Blues better British and Irish Lions 22-16
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Blues have added some shine to their disappointing 2017 season by becoming the first New Zealand Super Rugby franchise to defeat the British and Irish Lions by 22 points to 16 at Eden Park, and have...
Lions slip to disappointing defeat to Blues after stunning Ihaia West try
9 years ago by The Guardian• Blues 22-16 British & Irish LionsThe British & Irish Lions have suffered the first defeat of their New Zealand tour after slipping to a disappointing 22-16 loss to the Blues in Auckland. A...
6 Super Rugby Backs set to make their mark on Test Rugby
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter 15 gruelling rounds of Super Rugby, the competition takes a backseat to the British and Irish Lions Tour and the June Internationals. Many players threw their names into contention for...
REPORT: Lions suffer 22-16 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperThe Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues a famous 22-16 win at Eden Park this morning. The tourists were desperate to show improvements...
Lions’ Robbie Henshaw looks forward to ’surreal’ meeting with Sonny Bill Williams
9 years ago by The GuardianBlues and All Blacks back was a schoolboy idol of the Irishman who will be detailed to stop him at Eden Park in the second tour gameThe sight of an onrushing Sonny Bill Williams is not necessarily a thrilling...
The curious case of Will Skelton shows the south can learn from the north
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auOne game into the British and Irish Lions’ tour of New Zealand, and the jibes have already begun. After the Lions’ unimpressive win over a scratchy, semi-professional New Zealand Barbarians...
