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Jones: ‘I still see us winning it, just...’

As a man who won three Grand Slam titles on home soil, Adam Jones expects Wales to repeat the trick in Cardiff on Saturday.

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Joe Schmidt plans for every eventuality

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Johnny Sexton proving doubters wrong

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Commanding win for New Zealand as they take first Test over the Lions

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Gatland puts faith in his Munster mongrel

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Johnny Sexton ‘rediscovers mojo’ for Lions start against Maori

Warren Gatland has plenty to ponder when picking the XV for opening Lions test

Simon Lewis looks at the key areas where Warren Gatland will have a selection headache going into the first test. 

Fri, 16 Jun, 2017

Peter O'Mahony to captain Lions against Maori All Blacks

Peter O'Mahony has been named captain of the British & Irish Lions for Saturday's showdown with the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua International Stadium.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2017

Andy Farrell: Lions are on a learning curve

Thinking on their feet, adapting to changing conditions and shifting momentum; that’s the making of competitive Test rugby performers, and in the midfield partnership between Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton, Andy Farrell is beginning to like what he sees about these 2017 Lions.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017

Match in 60 seconds: Lions win 12-3 against Crusaders

The British and Irish Lions have won 12-3 against the Crusaders in Christchurch

Sat, 10 Jun, 2017

Peter O’Mahony and Sean O’Brien handed Lions Test auditions

Peter O’Mahony has been asked to provide some ‘Munster mongrel’ to the Lions tomorrow as the tourists bid to get their New Zealand odyssey back on track against the toughest non-Test opposition of the tour.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2017

Lions feeling Blue as chaos abounds and discipline fails

BLUES 22 - BRITISH & IRISH LIONS 16: From “chaos” to “discipline”, the pre- and post-match buzzwords in the Lions camp were as diametrically opposed as what the tourists promised and actually delivered at Eden Park yesterday.

Thu, 08 Jun, 2017

British & Irish Lions Maori Welcome in Waitangi

Fun is over and CJ Stander is ready for action

CJ Stander spent Friday afternoon outside his comfort zone and it had nothing to do with the sponsored car that carried him from Auckland to Whangarei.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2017

Ireland crushed by Wales' power play

Ireland’s Six Nations title ambitions were crushed in Cardiff last night as Wales found redemption for consecutive losses with a passionate power play.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2017

Ireland desperate to stay on Six Nations title tightrope

Ireland put their Six Nations credentials under the microscope tonight knowing that for all the familiarity of their Welsh foes, the challenge they face will be far from predictable.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2017

What a kick in the teeth feels like

HOW coincidental my exasperation on these pages at the fading art of kicking should be followed last Saturday by the wayward clearance that may define this season’s Six Nations championship, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Well that will do for starters, Rassie Erasmus

Against all the odds, the Rassie Erasmus era began with a morale-boosting 23-13 victory for Munster over a much-fancied Scarlets side in West Wales.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2016

A new Munster chapter set to be written

Munster’s brave new world begins in Llanelli this afternoon with a difficult opening Guinness PRO12 assignment against Scarlets. The question being asked by the province’s followers is whether the new Rassie Erasmus regime will take a tentative first step or determined stride forward after the disappointments of past seasons.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

VIDEO: Joe Schmidt’s charges ready to kick on

What better way for Joe Schmidt to reach his World Cup squad conclusions than a full-blooded bout of hand- to-hand rugby combat with the Welsh?

Sat, 29 Aug, 2015

Wales put faith in Ospreys’ Baldwin

Wales hooker Scott Baldwin will make his first RBS 6 Nations start tomorrow after edging out "top player" Richard Hibbard for the number two shirt against France.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2015

O’Driscoll: Lions axe ‘kind of a kick in the guts’

Brian O’Driscoll admits he resented Warren Gatland’s decision to drop him from the final British and Irish Lions Test — and that it spoiled the series win for him.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2013

Coaches banking on Lions’ power game in final test

Warren Gatland and his British and Irish Lions think-tank emerged from their night of the long knives convinced they have a match-day squad to win the third and final Test against Australia on Saturday.

Thu, 04 Jul, 2013

Was Warren Gatland right to drop Brian O’Driscoll?

Simon Lewis says Yes

Thu, 04 Jul, 2013

Jones admits shock at O’Driscoll call

Alun Wyn Jones was as surprised as everyone else when he learned he was to captain the British & Irish Lions but the Wales lock insists he is ready for the responsibility of leading his side into the must-win third Test.

Thu, 04 Jul, 2013

Wallabies ace braced for midfield onslaught

Wallabies match-winner Adam Ashley-Cooper is bracing himself for a big-time return of midfield rival Jamie Roberts when Australia face the British & Irish Lions in Saturday’s series decider in Sydney.

Tue, 02 Jul, 2013

Failure to go for jugular allows Aussies off hook

Australia 16 British & Irish Lions 15

Mon, 01 Jul, 2013

‘Let’s wrap up series now’: Warren Gatland

LIONS TOUR - SECOND TEST: Australia v Lions

Fri, 28 Jun, 2013

Arm injury leaves Lions sweating on O’Connell fitness

An arm injury sustained in the first-Test victory over Australia has placed Paul O’Connell’s Lions tour in jeopardy.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

Wallabies push Lions to their limit

Australia 21 Lions 23

Sat, 22 Jun, 2013

Talking over, it’s time to roar

At last the hype is over and the British and Irish Lions are back in business.

Sat, 22 Jun, 2013

Weakened Lions must find impact off bench

It’s close now.

Sat, 22 Jun, 2013

Weakened Lions must find impact off bench

It’s close now. Once the Test 15s were announced, the Lions 23 retreats into its own bubble and prepares for a searching gut check, one of the most forensic of their rugby lives.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

Howley: ‘Phenomenal’ North will bring physical edge

The importance of George North to Warren Gatland’s plan for the British & Irish Lions to beat Australia in Saturday’s first Test was underlined by the relief that greeted his clearance to play in Suncorp Stadium.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2013

O’Connell ready to hit Test intensity

New Waratahs 17 British and Irish lions 47

Mon, 17 Jun, 2013

Zebo makes storming debut as Lions record another convincing win

But there are concerns over centre Jamie Roberts as tourists beat NSW Waratahs 47-17

Sat, 15 Jun, 2013

‘No lose situation’ for debutant Zebo

Warren Gatland has handed new arrival Simon Zebo his British and Irish Lions debut and told the exciting Munster wing he is in a “no-lose situation” to stake a claim for a Test place.

Fri, 14 Jun, 2013

Concerns grow as Lions lose their bite

Combined 0 British & Irish Lions 64

Wed, 12 Jun, 2013

O'Driscoll captains Lions to 10-try victory

Combined Country 0 British & Irish Lions 64

Tue, 11 Jun, 2013

Bowe could be fit in fortnight

Munster and Ireland’s Simon Zebo was last night winging his way from Texas to Australia following his call-up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for international team-mate Tommy Bowe.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2013

Ambitious Warburton targets Aussie tour whitewash

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR:

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013

Lions have bigger fish to fry than Force

The Western Force may have other priorities but that will not concern the British & Irish Lions one bit as they begin the Australian leg of their tour at Patersons Stadium in Perth this morning (11am Irish time).

Wed, 05 Jun, 2013

Brian O'Driscoll: ‘Reputations don’t count for anything’

No wonder even the likes of Brian O’Driscoll are being kept on their toes as the battle for Test places against Australia intensifies.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2013

Sexton and Lions lay down a marker

British & Irish Lions 50 Barbarians 8

Mon, 03 Jun, 2013

Job done for the Lions in Hong Kong

British & Irish Lions 59 Barbarians RFC 8

Sat, 01 Jun, 2013

East goes west

THERE was an inevitability, according to Leinster manager Guy Easterby, about how the European champions came out of the Heineken Cup pool draw this summer alongside Scarlets, whose new head coach is Simon Easterby.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Cullen backs Dev to stand tall for Blues

Leinster captain Leo Cullen is backing fellow lock Devin Toner to make more giant strides in his game over the coming season as the European champions open their RaboDirect Pro12 campaign at Scarlets today (6.30pm).

Sat, 01 Sep, 2012

More heartbreak for Wales

Australia 20 Wales 19

Sat, 23 Jun, 2012

Munster let lead slip against Scarlets

Scarlets 20 Munster 20

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012

Familiar foes, familiar failings

VENGEANCE will have to wait.And with a year until Irelandmeet Wales again, the video tapes viewed today by the Ireland camp will fuel another sense of injustice to be added to the festering wounds Wales seem to inflict on Declan Kidney’s side.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2012

Wales blow as star duo Jenkins and Priestland out

Wales will be without prop Gethin Jenkins and fly-half Rhys Priestland for their opening RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2012