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British & Irish Lions

BREAKING NEWS: Warburton to captain Lions in New Zealand

British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton

Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions on the tour of New Zealand and England skipper Dylan Hartley is among the Six Nations champions omitted from the squad.

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JW 11 minutes ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Oh I feel you there, my team has had that sort of drab attack one out approach for near a decade. As I say, i was a bit of a fan of the contestable kicks in 2024 when it was introduced, but as sides have adapted to greater efficiency (relying less on their own skill in the air and more brute force) it’s got too negative for me and is ultimately flawed in the way it’s ruled a ‘contest’ (too onesided). It was so much fun though that we have been suggesting some ways to bring it back to that one on one contest, in Nicks article.

The article also describes how sides like Ireland have found more fun ways of breaking that one out style, and now France and South Africa are jumping on board with their own. Force the coachs to find another get rich quick stream and end theses lottories.



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Max Imus 39 minutes ago
'That will come to bite England... but they hide him well'

O’Gara was a terrible defender, so by that reckoning he is an O'Gara and Sexton didn't play international until he was 24, Prendergast is 22. He certainly didn’t “cost the victory” against France.

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PMcD 43 minutes ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Good post. 👍

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JW 45 minutes ago
Jono Gibbes on what position Damian McKenzie will play in 2026

HAHAHA

So thats why you clicked on it! You thought he might have grown a pot belly over the new years?



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PMcD 48 minutes ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Just listened to The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.

They said the Irish were always up for a contrst and all that emotion, energy & desire appears to have gone from the team.



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PMcD 55 minutes ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

I think the stats say kick it downfield 40 times away from the defenders. 🤣

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PMcD 59 minutes ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

I think most Irish supporters would back that idea HH. 🤣

Scotland want to ban Ferrari’s from the scrum. 🤣



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mm 1 hour ago
12-year wait ended as major World Ranking change lands

I can see Ireland falling down to below argies and Australia. With both those two in top 6

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PMcD 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

It would be more of a tactical battle based on the ebb & flow of the game if you could only make 5 changes, rather than the pre determined changes decided in the middle of the week and the coach had to decide which changes to implement during the game. That would make it more tactical in nature.

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PMcD 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

My comments weren’t to disadvantage a team but keep the spirit of the game as it should be HH.

The role of benches & kicking are changing the game as we know it and I am not convinced that is for the greater good at the moment.



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JD Kiwi 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Not really, it's been pretty well publicised. I expect that we have shorter gaps between play though.

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JD Kiwi 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Take your aggro elsewhere. Nobody is saying that “the T14 sucks.” And it's not “totally false” to say that it has the lowest ball in play time - your own figures prove it.

I was continuing the point I made to Nick elsewhere on this thread about more substitutions reducing the importance of endurance and leading to bigger athletes. In the post to you took exception to, I was replying to Nick's statement that the T14 has more substitutions than anyone else. Combine that with the fact that it has the lowest ball in play time and endurance becomes even less important.



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tf 1 hour ago
'I’m severely worried': Ex-players sound alarm over looming Irish crisis

Hansen was down to his mother being Irish. Not residency. He's also only 27. I can see your point with the others but he doesn't fit.

Looking at the youth system if the lads in the article are right in 8 years they’ll be worse than now.



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NB 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Yep but both lagging behind Prem and URC! Aren’t you surprised?

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NB 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

I think what they are trying to say is smaller benches will help teams with less depth but good qulaity over 15-19 players HH….

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Alex 2 hours ago
Maro Itoje one of two changes for England for Calcutta Cup

Just gonna ignore all the negativity below, and offer something (hopefully) constructive.

I think it's great that Borthwick wants consistency, and it makes sense to have a Northampton feel to the centres. However, if one of the centres gets injured, things could get proper messy for England. Fin Smith hasn't played much at centre. Would they shift Pollock there or something? Now that would be complacent! I really hope we don't see any injuries to our centres.



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Ed the Duck 2 hours ago
Ireland coach John Fogarty makes frank Tadhg Furlong admission

…and if they play well with Capuozzo back?

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RugCs 2 hours ago
'I’m severely worried': Ex-players sound alarm over looming Irish crisis

The five year residency rule is hurting Ireland. It makes poaching players from the SH more difficult, and with Aki, Lowe, JGP and Hansen all old things are looking bleak talent wise. It will probably take between 4 to 8 years of rebuilding before Ireland make it back into the top 5 ranking position.

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Ed the Duck 2 hours ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Come on H, time to get off that fence and tell us what you really think…😂

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Ed the Duck 2 hours ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

Didn’t that league kick off in a kiwi bar a few years ago?

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