Lions series to decide Deans’ fate
Robbie Deans has shown he can walk a wobbly tightrope but there’ll be no safety net in June when the Lions are unleashed. In the biggest year for Australian rugby since the money-spinning 2003 World...
View ArticleGatland unveils Lions’ coaching line-up
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland on Wednesday named a trio of assistants – Rob Howley, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree – for next year’s tour to Australia. England forwards specialist...
View ArticleLions schedule hands Super coaches an unpredictable task
In the first round of Super Rugby in 2001 – the most recent British and Irish Lions tour year – the three Australian provinces taking part in the then Super 12 all recorded victories ranging from handy...
View ArticleLions tour a litmus test for the future of Australian rugby
In recent posts many Roarers have expressed their excitement for the upcoming rugby season and in particular the 2013 Lions tour. I have found myself in keen discussion with friends over the Lions...
View ArticleBest of Lions tour performances [VIDEO]
The Lions are coming! It’s only 129 days until the British and Irish Lions and the Wallabies square off in a match for the first time in 12 years. A Lions tour is something that sticks in the mind. It...
View ArticleDeans and Gatland in preparation for the big one
Two New Zealanders – Warren Gatland and Robbie Deans – will have their hands full this weekend, away from their homeland. And in June the two Kiwis will lock horns for the long-awaited Lions-Wallabies...
View ArticleOn paper, Lions shaping up far better than Wallabies
So that was the Six Nations, that was, and we got a good look at the players who’ll form the core of the Lions squad. The individual performances ranged from awesome to pretty good. On this side of the...
View ArticleShould Folau tackle the Lions?
The biggest test in Australian rugby since the 2011 Rugby World Cup is about to dawn. That’s right folks, I speak of course of the British and Irish Lions tour. Could it have come at a bigger time? For...
View Article2013 Lions tour a rarity to savour
Rugby threw the baby out with the bathwater when it finally embraced professionalism in the mid-1990s. The game had long expressed itself at the highest level through long tours and Test series, a...
View ArticleWestern Force vs British and Irish Lions: 2013 Tour match live scores, blog
Most of Australia is watching the State of Origin opener tonight, but it is really only the second most important footy match taking place tonight as Western Force host the British and Irish Lions....
View ArticleHG Nelson: ‘The Lions play best when they don’t have the ball…’
As the Lions tour kicks off tomorrow night, Australia’s alternate commentary champions Roy and H.G. will be there, calling every battered sav and head pushed through to China. H.G. Nelson talks to The...
View ArticleAll Blacks and Lions break records in second test match
The Lions have done what many thought to be impossible, in the process giving themselves hope to claim a series no other Lions touring squad has been able to win since 1971. The Lions had to overcome a...
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