Why the All Blacks' fortunes are inexorably linked to the fate of their age-grade sides
New Zealand rugby was buoyed by the return to the final for their Baby Blacks and hope the talent production line is whirring back…
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Report card: Player ratings for 27 British and Irish Lions involved in Tests
The British and Irish Lions return home from their tour of Australia celebrating a 2-1 series victory with head coach Andy Farrell…
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British & Irish Lions vs Wallabies takes: Worst team since 2005, no answer for Skelton
A fired-up Wallabies side provided the last chapter of the 2025 British & Irish Lions series with a 22-12 win in the third Test in…
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British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Wallabies | 3rd Test 2025 Lions series
British & Irish Lions ratings: And there we have it. The Lions have fallen short in their pursuit of a series whitewash against Au…
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Wallabies player ratings vs British & Irish Lions | Lions series
The Wallabies have saved their best performance of the Lions Series for last, beating the British & Irish Lions 22-7 in Sydney.
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Van der Flier Lions cut creates ripples with Ireland but Ryan gets late reward
Andy Farrell has cast a pall over Ireland’s best openside by leaving him out of all three Lions Tests.
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British & Irish Lions: The 5 biggest selection losers
British & Irish Lions tours always create heroes and heartbreak. While Andy Farrell’s squad produced several big winners, others…
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Ben Kay: 'I think Tom Curry will go down as a Lions great and he’s only just turned 27.'
The furore over the Jac Morgan clearout has put rugby on the front and back pages in Australia and that is important for its profi…
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There remains a culture of excuses in Australian rugby
I don’t think they’re learning at all in Australia, just as we didn’t back in 2000. If you’re up 23-5, as the Wallabies we…
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La France ou le renouveau des Lions
La tournée des Lions en France séduit de plus en plus. Et si l'idée devenait réalité ? Enquête sur un projet aussi ambitieux…
‘Lions tours are wonderfully uplifting but the trail of hard luck stories is long and painful'
Those part of the triumph are etched into history; the ones who might have been are quickly washed away.
‘In rugby we need something new’: Lions tour to France gaining traction
Sporting and financial interests mean the French rugby federation is open to the possibility of a future Lions tour.
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