Dylan Hartley in line for surprise Lions call-up for tour to New Zealand
9 years ago by The Guardian• Injury to Wales hooker Ken Owens opens door to England captain• Hartley the major admission when squad was announced last monthDylan Hartley missed out on a British & Irish Lions tour in 2013...
Ken Owens: Wales and Scarlets hooker sidelined by ankle injury
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales hooker Ken Owens' ankle injury means he is unlikely to feature for the Scarlets should they reach the Pro12 final.
EPCR announces key changes to Champions Cup qualification
9 years ago by Champions CupEPCR will introduce key changes to the qualification format for the Champions Cup next season, a move which will create a more streamlined pathway to participation in Europe's top flight. At...
Champions Cup qualification process to change
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperThe Pro12 nations have lost automatic qualification to the Champions Cup as EPCR today announced that only the best seven teams will qualify from next season. The current system requires that at least...
Champions Cup changes to be made next season
9 years ago by In The LooseThe proposed changes to the Champions Cup qualifying stage are due to be made next season. The current selection from the Guinness Pro12 sees the top 7 teams (one side from each of; Ireland, Scotland,...
Success for unprepared Lions would be despite, not thanks to, administrators | The Breakdown
9 years ago by The GuardianWith club commitments hindering training and preparation, questions must be asked of those responsible for a schedule not fit for the professional eraThere was barely a pack of Lions at Wales’s training...
Harlequins’ Kyle Sinckler: ‘If I have not got fire in my belly I don’t want to play’
9 years ago by The GuardianThe tight-head admits being shocked by Lions call-up but, aided by his mentor Adam Jones and England’s Eddie Jones, says he has learned from past setbacksKyle Sinckler spent his first night with the...
Williams puts Lions behind him
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyWales and Scarlets centre Scott Williams has told Sky Sports he has put the disappointment of missing out on Warren Gatland's Lions squad behind him for the time being, and is concentrated on trying to...
Bath Rugby's Taulupe Faletau can't believe the quality of the British & Irish Lions squad
9 years ago by Bath ChronicleThree players from the club are part of a 14-man training group in South Wales
Big boost for Ospreys as Jones ready to return
9 years ago by Welsh Regions NewsWales captain Alun Wyn Jones has given both the Ospreys and the British & Irish Lions a major boost by making himself available for this weekend's Guinness PRO12 semi-final against Munster at Thomond...
