Jerome Kaino to undergo surgery and is in doubt for Lions tour
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJerome Kaino will have a minor operation on a meniscus tear in his knee on Friday. The All Blacks loose forward suffered the blow against the Hurricanes. He is expected to be out for anywhere between...
Lions 2017: Left at home XV
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNine players were additions to the 2013 Tour - we pick out a starting XV from the best players who will be eager for the call-up in June. 1. Rob Evans - The Wales loose-head was unlucky to miss out...
Welsh legend Gareth Thomas talks about the Lions taking on New Zealand
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe build-up to the Lions tour to New Zealand has been gathering pace with each passing day. Following Warren Gatland's squad announcement last week, much debate has gone into the players who made, and...
Complacency could be the Lions' undoing in Perth
9 years ago by Cape Argus - StormersThe Lions are hot favourites to win against the Western Force on Saturday, but Johan Ackermann will do well to warn his team against complacency.
Nick Cain: Hansen’s barbs hide All Blacks’ insecurity
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperSteve Hansen didn’t hang around when it came to giving the 2017 Lions the voodoo doll treatment. No sooner had the Lions squad been announced than Hansen was sticking the pins in, starting the well-worn...
Questions raised over Lions calls on Ringrose and Zebo
9 years ago by Irish IndependentAfter the Lions unveiled their squad selection last Wednesday, prompting a different squad to be selected by every occupant of a bar stool within the British Isles, the head-scratching from without was...
Do the Lions know how to beat a New Zealand rugby team?
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auIt doesn’t happen very often in the modern professional era. The New Zealand All Blacks have only lost one match (against Ireland in Chicago) in fourteen since the 2015 World Cup. Now their Super...
McCafferty Looks At Pros And Cons Of New Global Season
9 years ago by Running RugbyPremiership Rugby chief executive, Mark McCafferty has discussed the impact and opportunities presented by the new global season at a launch event this week including the shortening of the Lions tour period,...
World Cup groupings may draw little comfort for Ireland
9 years ago by Irish IndependentNo sooner has the Six Nations finished, the Lions squad been announced and the Champions Cup finalists for 2017 decided and the World Cup draw for Japan comes firmly into view. World Rugby and the Japanese...
Stuart Barnes' talking points
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyStuart Barnes on the Lions squad, the European semi-finals, and the plight of fly-halves and their drop goals...
