Winners & Losers: British and Irish Lions Squad Announcement
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEvery four years players from all the Home Nations eagerly await to hear their name as the British and Irish Lions squad is announced. This year, Warren Gatland was not short on some surprise...
Eight Scotsman make the Lions squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has named more Scottish players in his 2021 British and Irish Lions touring squad than his last two squads combined. Ahead of the tour to Australia in 2013, just four players...
Blade Thomson signs new Scarlets contract
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlade Thomson has signed a new contract to stay at Parc y Scarlets, confirms the club. The versatile back-rower, capped 10 times by Scotland, arrived in Llanelli from Super Rugby side the Hurricanes...
Townsend believes Lions' biggest strength is Warren Gatland
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions squad will be announced on Thursday amid much anticipation. The team will make history by playing a home test against Japan on 26 June before jetting off to South Africa to...
Challenge Cup semi a big test for Henderson and Cooney's Lions hopes
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAmid the countdown to this evening’s Challenge Cup semi-final between Leicester and Ulster, Ireland and Leicester legend Geordan Murphy has spoken on the Lions prospects of a couple of players, namely...
Scotland Confirm Summer Tour Plans
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland will play three matches in this summer’s tour programme under Interim Head Coach Mike Blair. The three matches will see Scotland A play opponents,...
Tuilagi not thinking about Lions tour
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBruising England centre Manu Tuilagi says he is not focussing on the Lions tour as he works through his injury rehabilitation. Tuilagi injured his Achilles tendon in September 2020 and has...
"We discussed 57 players. Not all of them were current internationals" - Robin McBryde on four hour Lions selection meeting
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions coaching staff sat down together for the first time on Monday to discuss their initial thoughts on selection for the tour. The coaching staff was confirmed...
Warren Gatland announces coaching staff for 2021 Lions tour
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has announced his coaching staff for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. After much uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it was finally decided that...
Report: Three key coaches pull out of British and Irish Lions Tour
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions could be facing a coaching crisis with a report by The Times suggesting that three key coaches have made themselves unavailable for the tour to South Africa. Andy...
