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Blow for the Lions as Wyn Jones ruled out of first Test with injury

24 Jul 2021

16.9k

Everest

'Had an English person called me Jerry, I'd have told him to eff off - but Telfer was a Celt'

Updated 24 Jul 2021

43.7k

First Test

Lions and Springboks' clash in Cape Town has the makings of a classic

Updated 24 Jul 2021

18.6k

Prolific

'I’ve got nothing to prove to them... I don’t have any sour grapes'

23 Jul 2021

12.9k

End of the road

Irish Independent ends Neil Francis' contract after comments about Lions out-half Marcus Smith

23 Jul 2021

115k

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another man gone

Eddie Jones loses another assistant coach as John Mitchell returns to Wasps

23 Jul 2021

5.7k

TV guide

Here's your TV guide to a jam-packed weekend of sport

23 Jul 2021

39.2k

Mind Games

Springboks defend style of play - and the appointment of a South African as TMO

23 Jul 2021

4.9k

Support

Aki 'has been brilliant' in helping Henshaw prepare for first Lions Test start

23 Jul 2021

8.6k

uncertainty

New Zealand border closure puts Rugby Championship in doubt

23 Jul 2021

5.9k

Controversial

'There was no plan B' - The Lions Test series won't have a neutral TMO

23 Jul 2021

9.4k

Springboks

'It's an absolute miracle we've got to this point' - a South African take on the Lions tour

Updated 22 Jul 2021

14.0k

back at it

Ireland Sevens captain one of four uncapped players in Griggs' 39-strong training squad

22 Jul 2021

5.3k

Irish Abroad

Leinster assistant Hugh Hogan joins Scarlets as defence coach

22 Jul 2021

7.3k

bray boy

'I've had a lot of ups and downs. The road to here hasn't always been easy'

22 Jul 2021

9.1k

Test XV

Lions lack proven combinations but Gatland has picked an exciting side

Updated 22 Jul 2021

17.8k

Due north

Australia and New Zealand pull out of Rugby League World Cup in England due to Covid concerns

22 Jul 2021

5.8k

packing a punch

'We're expected to lift the intensity and physicality' – Elstadt aiming to make impact off Boks bench

22 Jul 2021

4.5k

wing man

Adams loses out as Van der Merwe readies himself for 'verbals' from Boks

21 Jul 2021

9.8k

Skipper

'When I was told there was a chance, it was bordering on the surreal' - AWJ

21 Jul 2021

5.8k

Selection

Price, Van der Merwe and Conan bolt their way into the Lions' starting Test XV

Updated 21 Jul 2021

24.4k

Conor Murray has an important role to play off the Lions bench - Gatland

21 Jul 2021

11.6k

Draw

Leinster reunited with Montpellier as provinces learn Champions Cup pool-stage opponents

21 Jul 2021

22.2k

Team news

Henshaw, Furlong and Conan start for Gatland's Lions in the first Test

21 Jul 2021

34.8k

same old faces

Familiarity breeds confidence for De Allende as part of powerful Springboks backline

21 Jul 2021

6.2k

Global Game

'The last time I was in Nigeria, I saw a little boy with a Lions top on'

20 Jul 2021

12.3k

surprises

Conan set to start as Gatland brings Test team announcement forward

20 Jul 2021

51.7k

Horses for Courses

Best defends Schmidt's 'pressurised' Ireland environment following Tuohy criticism

20 Jul 2021

39.8k

Bomb Squad

Nienaber explains why Springboks have ditched famed 6/2 bench split for first Lions Test

20 Jul 2021

9.0k

Mother City

Confirmed: All three Lions Tests will take place at sea level in Cape Town

20 Jul 2021

3.4k

Back three

Vegas trip with Furlong chief among Watson's fond Lions memories

20 Jul 2021

11.9k

boks office

Kolisi back as captain as Springboks name team for opening Test of Lions series

20 Jul 2021

10.6k

Levan Maisashvili

Georgia rugby coach 'stable' in hospital with lung damage following Covid-19

20 Jul 2021

4.9k

Style of Play

The Lions know what's coming but it's another story stopping the Boks

20 Jul 2021

4.6k

family comes first

'Having our wives and partners here, the kids running around, it's great'

19 Jul 2021

10.2k

Key Man

Furlong looks a certainty but plenty of Irish hopes for Lions' Test 23

19 Jul 2021

29.1k

locks

'If you’re picking on form, it’s Itoje and Henderson' - Rory Best

Updated 19 Jul 2021

23.2k

Tactician

'We’ll be ready' - Return of influential Pollard a huge boost for the Boks

19 Jul 2021

4.1k

surprise exit

Richard Cockerill leaves Edinburgh to ‘pursue other opportunities’

19 Jul 2021

7.7k

First Test

'It's big boy rugby, isn't it?' - DJ Furlong fired up for the Springboks

19 Jul 2021

11.7k

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