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And then there were none... Welsh rugby reels from Lions blow
For the first time in more than 100 years, no Welshman will be involved when the British and Irish Lions play a Test match.
Lions wrestle with favourites tag as Wallabies mend and make do
The British & Irish Lions have rarely been as heavily favoured to win a test as they will be for their opening clash with ...
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Lions Tour Special: Farrell shows his hand for first Test
Irish Examiner rugby columnist Donal Lenihan joins Simon Lewis in Australia to discuss Andy Farrell's team selection and look ...
Andy Farrell insists Lions will not take weakened Wallabies lightly in first Test
The Lions are favoured for first Test victory in Brisbane but their head coach insists there will be no complacency from his ...
Why Lions series could save rugby union in Australia
Rugby union has slipped off the back pages and into crisis in Australia. The arrival of the British and Irish Lions might ...
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British and Irish Lions team: Five unluckiest players as ‘perfect impact man’ is a victim of injury-hit backline
"Perhaps the English star is a victim of the 5-3 bench split too, as Farrell wanted that extra option to cover what is an ...
Rugby-Scotland name two Lions-bound forwards in team to play Samoa
AUCKLAND (Reuters) -Scotland will field the two forwards who are to join the British & Irish Lions in Friday’s test against ...
Rugby-Tupou, Daugunu released from Wallabies squad for tour match v Lions
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia prop Taniela Tupou will be given another chance to convince selectors he deserves a shot ...
Lions deserve credit for not bowing to pressure and picking token Welsh player
Of all the moments of reckoning for Welsh rugby since the last World Cup, few have been so bleak as the principality’s ...