26 h. ago Expect Farrell’s frustrations to vanish: the Lions will prioritise hunger and energy | Ugo Monye

The tour starts when boots are on the ground in Australia and a line can be drawn under last week’s defeat against Argentina The British & Irish Lions’ defeat by Argentina will have been shaken out of their system even before the jet lag. It is not difficult to draw a line under it. The tour starts when boots are on the ground in Australia and listening to the noises coming out of the camp, I’d be amazed if Andy Farrell is voicing the same frustrations after Saturday’s match against Western Force.The handling errors against the Pumas stood out. I don’t mind so much those that were committed in aerial contests – though there were a lot in open play as well – but I think what really frustrated Farrell is that Argentina appeared to be playing with more urgency at the breakdown and when it came to feeding off the loose scraps. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Mack Hansen draws on personal experience to warn Lions of Western Force upset

Hansen starts on the wing for the Lions in their first tour game Down Under and has harked back to a game from 2013 when discussing the banana skin

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53 h. ago Farrell backs Pollock to prove ‘point of difference’ for Lions in striking selection

Squad’s youngest member starts against Western ForceDan Sheehan to captain Lions on SaturdayThere is a distinctly emerald tinge to the British & Irish Lions teamsheet for this weekend’s opening tour fixture in Australia. More than half the starting XV, three of the bench reserves, the newly minted captain, Dan Sheehan, and the head coach, Andy Farrell, reside in Ireland but perhaps the latter’s most striking selection is the squad’s uncut English diamond at No 8.Henry Pollock is only 20 but the young back-rower has been handed the glittering prize of a lifetime against Western Force on Saturday. Go well and Farrell may well include him in his Test match plans next month. Should the Northampton forward endure a problematic night, conversely, it may precipitate an abrupt managerial U-turn. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rugby star George North says 'Australia's epic' as he returns Down Under

George North has returned to Australia just in time for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour which starts this Friday.

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4 d. ago Lana Del Rey fans all have same complaint after singer's tour starts in Cardiff

Fans took to social media after the highly-anticipated concert

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4 d. ago The Breakdown | Next Gen Wallabies sense Farrell’s Lions are there for the taking

Australia coach Joe Schmidt has lifted team from lowest ebb and made a country feel it can win againAustralian rugby liked what it saw – and didn’t see – last week, as the British & Irish Lions got their 2025 tour off to a losing start against Argentina. Sure, it was the opening game of a 10-match odyssey and Andy Farrell’s men were lacking cohesion after only two weeks in camp. But for a young Wallabies side rising fast under their head coach, Joe Schmidt, it put blood in the water and proved the tourists are very beatable.Schmidt’s 6-7 record in his first season in charge of the Wallabies might not cost Lions fans much sleep but Farrell, his former second‑in‑command at Ireland, will sniff the seeds of ambush. In their last start in November, the Wallabies led Ireland 13-5 only to lose 22-19. Schmidt won’t let that happen again. The 2025 Wallabies these Lions face are light years from the lambs Eddie Jones led to slaughter at the 2023 World Cup in France. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Lions vs Argentina LIVE: 1888 Cup result, match stream and latest updates

Andy Farrell’s side make worst possible start to summer as warm-up for Australia tour ends in defeat

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9 d. ago BREAKING Oasis fans in frenzy at huge announcement days before tour starts

It's expected Noel and Liam Gallagher will be seen together for the first time in years this evening ahead of a huge collaboration announcement

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1 week ago Tadej Pogacar completes Critérium du Dauphiné victory with podium finish

Slovenian beats rival Jonas Vingegaard into second placeFrance’s Lenny Martinez wins eighth and final stageTadej Pogacar wrapped up the Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday with a podium finish in the eighth and final stage, which was won by France’s Lenny Martinez.A winner of three stages in total, the Slovene dominated the 77th edition of the Dauphine to top the overall classification by 59sec ahead of the Dane Jonas Vingegaard – three weeks before the start of his Tour de France title defence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How to reach Oasis Cardiff gigs as Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway confirm plans

Extra rail services will be put in place for the Principality Stadium start of Oasis's sell-out tour

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2 w. ago Full list of road closures and extra trains for huge Principality Stadium gigs

The start of Oasis’s sell-out tour will see GWR operate six extra trains for each of the two nights while there will be road closures and extra train services during the other shows in Cardiff this summer

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2 w. ago Hit West End musical Mean Girls will start UK tour in Manchester

The hit musical is heading out on tour

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3 w. ago Everything we know about Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour 2025: London tickets still on sale

Beyoncé’s London tour began on Thursday, kicking off the start of her European leg on the Cowboy Carter tour

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3 w. ago Pulp sends 'important message' to fans heading to UK gigs as 'extended' set teased

Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has taken to Instagram to share the "important message" ahead of the tour starting

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3 w. ago Cheapest resale tickets for Oasis' opening dates with one month to go until tour starts

The famous Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, will be performing together for the first time in 10 years - and the first time in Wales in 20 years - when they bring their Oasis reunion tour to Cardiff's Principality Stadium in July

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