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Williams answers SOS as injuries mount for Lions

In a move that surprised the rugby world, veteran Welsh winger Shane Williams has been added to the British & Irish Lions squad. The 36 year old former World Player of the Year was due work as a...

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Lions Watch: A Central Issue and 1st Test Prediction

Finally, it has arrived. Four years in the making and now, the first test between the British and Irish Lions and Australia is almost upon us.  Which way will it go? From a Lions point of view,...

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Lions name team for first test

Four Irish players have been named in the British & Irish Lions side to take on Australia in the first test of the series on Saturday. Veterans Paul O’Connell and Brian O’Driscoll bring experience...

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Gatland rings the changes for Rebels game

British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has revamped his side for Tuesday’s final non-test game with the Melbourne Rebels. None of the players who started the game against the Wallabies...

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Arm injury rules O’Connell out of Lions tour

Paul O’Connell is the latest player to suffer injury heartache on the British & Irish Lions tour with a fractured right forearm ending his involvement. The 33 year old Munster man suffered the...

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Phillips axed while Wallabies make two changes for second test

Scrum half Mike Phillips has been ditched from the British & Irish Lions XV for the second test against Australia in Melbourne this weekend. The Welshman has paid the ultimate price for his recent...

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Lions v Australia: 2nd Test Preview and Prediction

After a first test which finished in the most dramatic of circumstances, the British and Irish Lions take on the Wallabies again on Saturday in what promises to be another epic encounter.  The last...

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Wyn Jones to skipper Lions in third test, O’Driscoll omitted

Welsh lock Alun Wyn Jones has been given the nod to skipper the British & Irish Lions in Saturday’s third and final test against Australia. With tour captain Sam Warburton and his natural...

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Why Horwill’s inclusion could be a boost for the Lions

On Tuesday morning the Wallabies received the news that they and the Australian public had been craving, that captain James Horwill had survived his second hearing for a charge of stamping on Welshman...

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The BOD Delusion: Why Gatland was wrong to omit O’Driscoll

Rarely has a selection decision caused such a stir, but Warren Gatland’s omission of Brian O’Driscoll from his match day squad for the deciding test between the Lions and Australia has sparked a...

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