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On this day in 2021: Alun Wyn Jones named Lions captain for tour of South Africa

Alun Wyn Jones was named as British and Irish Lions captain for the summer tour of South Africa, on this day in 2021. The Wales forward later suffered a shoulder injury which looked certain to rule him out of the trip, but he made a remarkable ...

06 May 2023 at 06:00

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Andy Farrell’s elevation to Lions head coach follows impressive Ireland impact

Andy Farrell’s elevation to head coach of the British and Irish Lions is anything but a surprise. The recently-crowned World Rugby coach of the year was odds-on favourite to land one of the sport’s most prestigious posts after establishing ...

11 Jan 2024 at 11:42

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Welsh rugby still has deep-rooted issues that need to be sorted – Alun Wyn Jones

Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales making the last eight of the Rugby World Cup in France “does not paper over the cracks” in the game nationwide. Jones – world rugby’s most capped player – will captain the Barbarians against Wales in Cardiff on ...

01 Nov 2023 at 15:28

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Munster confirm South African JP Ferreira as new defence coach

MUNSTER Rugby and the IRFU today confirmed that JP Ferreira will join the province as defence coach having signed a contract until June 2020. Thirty four-year-old Ferreira makes the move from Super Rugby side Lions Rugby where he held ...

14 Dec 2017 at 13:05

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Munster's Peter O'Mahony tipped to lead Lions into Eden

MUNSTER captain Peter O’Mahony has emerged as a leading contender to skipper the Lions in Saturday’s First Test against the All-Blacks at Eden Park, Auckland, 8.35am Irish time. Twenty seven-year-old O’Mahony went a long way towards ...

21 Jun 2017 at 09:30

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Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu ruled out of Six Nations with chest injury

Scotland have suffered a major blow after it was revealed that star centre and captain Sione Tuipulotu will miss the entire Guinness Six Nations because of a chest injury. Tuipulotu is to undergo surgery on the pectoral muscle that ...

20 Jan 2025 at 13:12

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Andy Farrell – The born leader tasked with putting the Lions back on top

Andy Farrell’s passion for the British and Irish Lions is perhaps best encapsulated by his stirring speech ahead of the series decider against Australia in 2013. “We are taking them boys to the hurt arena this weekend,” he told ...

18 Jun 2025 at 06:00

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Lions suffer first ever defeat by Argentina in setback before Australia tour

The British and Irish Lions were beaten by Argentina for the first time as their tour to Australia encountered an early setback with a 28-24 loss in Dublin. Trailing 21-10 at the interval, Andy Farrell’s men went on to produce ...

20 Jun 2025 at 22:05

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Tomos Williams forced out of Lions tour due to hamstring issue

The British and Irish Lions have suffered a hammer blow after Tomos Williams was ruled out of the rest of their tour to Australia with the hamstring problem sustained against Western Force on Saturday. Ben White has been ...

30 Jun 2025 at 04:08

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Scottish trio called up to Lions squad ahead of Wallabies series

The British and Irish Lions have called up Scotland trio Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham ahead of their series against Australia. The Lions’ squad has swelled to 44 players with the latest additions, who ...

14 Jul 2025 at 05:05

Lions one win from ending wait – 5 things we learned from first Test

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Lions one win from ending wait – what we learned from the first Test

The British and Irish Lions are one victory away from completing their first series win since 2013 after dispatching Australia 27-19 in Brisbane, where the scoreline failed to reflect their dominance. Here, the PA ...

20 Jul 2025 at 09:13

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Tadhg Furlong wants to make third Lions Test against Australia night to remember

Tadhg Furlong is determined to make Saturday’s third Test against Australia a night to remember knowing it will almost certainly be his farewell appearance for the British and Irish Lions. While Furlong has ...

01 Aug 2025 at 18:00

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