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Bryn Palmer   Jamie Lyall   Neil Squires   Owain Jones

RugbyPass names the greatest Lions squad of the professional era

From the heroes of the 1997 series win to the last, Covid-affected, tour of South Africa in 2021, which players make our Lions XV?…

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Frankie Deges

Did Argentina 'con' the British and Irish Lions in 2005?

Publicly Los Pumas bemoaned their weakened team. Privately, they sharpened their spears for battle in Cardiff.

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Nick Bishop

Has Quade Cooper solved a Lions riddle for Australia?

The enigmatic playmaker may have offered the perfect answer to Joe Schmidt's quandary over who should pull the strings when the Li…

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Jamie Lyall

The RugbyPass retired XV of season 2024/25

RugbyPass constructs its ultimate team of male players to retire at the end of the current northern hemisphere season.

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Gavin Mortimer

Has 'narrow-mindedness' cost Ribbans and others their Lions chance?

The England lock is in superb form for Toulon, and plays in an area of Andy Farrell's squad not blessed with great depth.

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Gregor Paul

Ian Foster left to ponder what might have been after Tony Brown and Jamie Joseph recruitment misstep

The former All Blacks head coach has written with searing honesty on the ups and down of the most high-profile job in New Zealand

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Brett McKay

Brumbies backed to rebound despite more semi-final heartbreak

ACT may have lost a fourth straight Super Rugby Pacific semi-final, but Laurie Fisher doesn’t believe it will leave any mental s…

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Nick Bishop

How Leinster bullied the Bulls at Croke Park

Jake White's men were bested at their own game, raising questions about the sustainability of South Africa's endless two-hemispher…

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Graham Simmons

'Johann van Graan has, out of rubble and dust, rebuilt the barony of Bath'

Bath's win evoked memories of the Nineties when the West Country side were in their pomp and a new dynasty could be being built

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Jamie Lyall

Finn Russell's not a 'maverick' - he represents the best of rugby

The charismatic Scot's temperament, tactical acumen and game intelligence have been questioned for too long.

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Mark Orders

Adam Beard: 'It’s a bit clichéd, but you only have one life. You want to experience things.'

The 58-cap Welsh second-row is leaving Wales for the South of France with few regrets and fond memories of his time with the Ospre…

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Jamie Lyall

Marco van Staden: 'I was told my career was done, but everything happens for a reason'

The Bok powerhouse came close to retiring on medical grounds, but is primed for another Bulls tilt at the URC crown.

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