Win, lose or draw, Lions tour has enhanced Warren Gatland’s reputation
9 years ago by The GuardianWhatever the result in the decider against New Zealand, those who have derided the 53-year-old’s methods as smash and drab have underestimated the coachClowntime is over. Whatever the result on Saturday,...
Tuesday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHarlequins have confirmed that Joe Marchant has extended his contract. Marchant made his Harlequins debut in May 2015 and has since made 37 appearances for the Club, scoring 11 tries. Full story Brodie...
Lions centre Jared Payne faces further tests as migraines continue
9 years ago by The Guardian• ‘While he still has a headache he won’t be training,’ says Lions head doctor• Jared Payne suffered blow to head in Lions’ tour match against ChiefsJared Payne faces an uncertain recovery...
Monday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers has confirmed that back-rower Lachlan McCaffrey has left the club. The 27-year-old joined Tigers in 2015 and made a total of 47 first-team appearances for the club, scoring five tries. Full...
Lions must get serious on cutting out penalties, Woodward
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Conceding 13 penalties is unacceptable, with 10 of them resulting in shots at goal. And the majority of them against a team down to 14 men following Sonny Bill Williams' dismissal. ...
Lions’ Wellington win stirs memories of 1993 Auckland decider
9 years ago by The GuardianIt was 24 years ago that a Lions win in Wellington was followed by the ‘Black-lash’ at Eden Park, where New Zealand romped to a 30-13 victorySean Fitzpatrick recalls it as the worst week of his life...
Warren Gatland gets it just right with Lions
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The Lions made it difficult for themselves at times on Saturday but nobody should underestimate the size of their magnificent win. They managed the game superbly well. ,
Lions at their best in Wellington, now hard work starts
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Now the really hard work begins! The Lions have earned themselves a chance to make history, but it goes without saying that it is going take another level to clinch the series. ...
All Blacks 21-24 Lions: where the second Test was won and lost | Paul Rees
9 years ago by The GuardianWarren Gatland’s men embraced the weather, played what was in front of them and dominated the breakdown to turn the tables on New ZealandThe turning point was not so much the sending-off of Sonny Bill...
Mako Vunipola’s let off allows Lions to edge past ferocious All Blacks | Andy Bull
9 years ago by The GuardianThe indiscipline of Warren Gatland’s team nearly cost them victory despite Sonny Bill Williams’ sending off, New Zealand’s first ever red card at homeLong after the final whistle had gone, the cry...
