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South Africa v British & Irish Lions 2021 – Hogg and Tipuric make the XV

Yesterday at 01:03 - The 2021 British Lions tour to South Africa is fast approaching so who will make the XV for the first test in Johannesburg on 24 July?...

Eddie Jones backs Saracens' relegated England players to make Lions tour

Yesterday at 23:00 - Eddie Jones believes Saracens’ relegation to the Championship will be a blessing for those England players who are staying with the club, even though the Lions are touring at the end of next season...

Sir Ian McGeechan picks seven Englishmen in his Lions 2021 XV

Yesterday at 19:11 - Rugby legend Sir Ian McGeechan has picked his best British & Irish Lions XV for their 2021 tour of South Africa. Picking his team for the BBC, he’s selected seven England stars in his selection. 15: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Embed from Getty Images 14: Anthony Watson (England) “I’d definitely have Watson. He’s great under the... Read More...

Can you name the British & Irish Lions' second Test XV?

Yesterday at 09:56 - On the back of our tribute piece to the British & Irish Lions legends of 1997, here’s a memory test for you. Can you remember the team that faced ...

QUIZ! Can you name EVERY player to captain the British & Irish Lions since 1993?

Yesterday at 18:24 - 78 British & Irish Lions captains to remember, six minutes to do it. You’d better get cracking… The quiz WILL accept just surnames….good luck! 10 GREAT players who never won a Test Cap for the British & Irish Lions There are a number of reasons a great player may never win a cap for Lions,... Read More...

The difficult move Nick Tompkins admits he must make to fulfil his Lions dream

Yesterday at 17:41 - Ex-England centre Will Greenwood claimed last month the new Wales midfielder would make Warren Gatland's tour squad if the trip was this summer, not 2021....

Lions Legends - Martin Johnson

Yesterday at 17:05 - The year was 2001, the place; Parc des Princes in Paris. Stade Francais had formed an attacking maul approaching Leicester’s 22m line in the......

Greatest rugby sides: British & Irish Lions 1997

Yesterday at 16:09 - We take a look at the best ever teams to have graced the sport from years gone by and today it is the infamous British & Irish Lions side of 1997. That tour of South Africa will go down as rugby’s watershed moment. It was the moment that the game truly transi...

Rugby League Today: Wane takes pay cut, Farrell backs midweek matches & Clark unsure on his future

Yesterday at 10:04 - A wrap up of the latest news in rugby league. [Read more...]...