7 h. ago Lions call up another player as cover despite no one being injured

Andy Farrell has called up another player to his Lions squad ahead of the Test series with the Wallabies

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25 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as Lions fly in new player after double blow emerges

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27 h. ago Lions player ratings as Jac Morgan shines again but England star steals show

The Lions players were impressive all round against the AUNZ invitational team and could not have done much more to convince Andy Farrell

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29 h. ago Alessia Russo rises above insults to prove she’s worth her England place

Online abuse of striker exposed as specious as selfless displays make her key to Lionesses’ successDare mention Alessia Russo was a good pick for player of the match after her three assists against the Netherlands, without an afterword on Lauren James also being superb or highlighting the performances of Jess Carter or Hannah Hampton or any of the others in an all-around strong showing, and you will be accused of being influenced by PRusso.The not-so-witty merging of PR and the player’s name has become an insult online, used to denigrate anyone who suggests that Russo may be quite a good player. Your opinion cannot possibly be right; it’s Russo’s good PR team that has led you to believe that she is good. You have been influenced, you are a sheep, you have been blinded by the shiny Adidas adverts and the magazine cover shoots. Open your eyes, they scream into the online abyss, Russo is an average player, someone else was better, anyone else was better. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago James O’Connor earns Wallabies recall as squad named for Lions Test series

35-year-old veteran selected after last playing for Australia in 2022James Slipper included in 36-player squad to face British & Irish LionsWallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made an eleventh-hour call to James O’Connor to include the forgotten fly-half in Australia’s 36-player squad for the Test series against the British & Irish Lions, which begins next week in Brisbane.The former Reds No 10 last played for the Wallabies in 2022, but helped the Crusaders to a Super Rugby Pacific title this year in a role coming off the bench. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Jota breaks Celtic injury cover as winger feels the love during training base visit on home turf

The Portuguese dropped in on his teammates and coaching staff in Lisbon as he continues his recovery from a knee injury

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3 d. ago Lions reveal new Blair Kinghorn injury update as Jamie Osborne called up as training cover

Scotland full-back limped off early against the ACT Brumbies with opening Australia Test approaching

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3 d. ago Lions call up Jamie Osborne as cover after Blair Kinghorn injury

Kinghorn suffered a knee injury against the Brumbies but could yet feature in the Tests

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4 d. ago Blair Kinghorn a doubt for Australia Test series as Andy Farrell urges Lions to improve

Hugo Keenan likely Test replacement for KinghornFarrell: ‘We are doing well in certain aspects’The British & Irish Lions are facing renewed injury uncertainty at full-back for the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday week. Having already lost Elliot Daly there are now doubts over Blair Kinghorn’s availability for the Test series after the Scotland player limped off in the first half of the Lions’ 36-24 victory against the Brumbies.Kinghorn, widely expected to start at 15 against the Wallabies, lasted just 25 minutes before leaving the field and the Lions are now awaiting an update on the severity of the injury. “He got a bang on the knee,” the Lions head coach, Andy Farrell, said. “He carried on for quite a bit but there was no need to keep him going.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lions v Brumbies player ratings as issues strengthen case for Jac Morgan

The Lions stuttered to victory over the Brumbies

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8 d. ago Football Fantastics' Charlotte Lynch opens up on exclusion battle as she makes TV debut

Charlotte Lynch stars in BBC's Football Fantastics alongside a host of England Lionesses - but the Leyton Orient player's journey to stardom hasn't been smooth sailing.

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1 week ago Jac Morgan just blew Andy Farrell away and his press conference reaction says it all

The Wales flanker was awarded the player of the match gong and the Lions boss was full of praise after the match

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1 week ago Lions player ratings as Jac Morgan 'puts down marker' and pundits left eating their words

The Lions ran out comfortable winners in their second match in Australia as they downed the Queensland Reds

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1 week ago Tonight's rugby news as big new Welsh rugby signing to face Lions as new player flies in

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1 week ago Prince William stops by St George's Park to wish the Lionesses ahead of kick

During his visit to St George's Park, William, 43, met with Weigman and enior personnel at the FA to find out how the team is preparing for the tournament.

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2 w. ago Australian rugby’s incendiary attitude towards nationality needs extinguishing | Robert Kitson

Wallabies’ great pleasure in focusing on where a Lions player was born is an inflammatory device masked as banterSo there we were in the bowels of Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday night. The post-game media mixed zone is not always the natural home of relaxed, honest repartee, but Sione Tuipulotu is a friendly guy and the British & Irish Lions had just won their opening tour game in Australia. It was a chance for a couple of ritual enquiries and a spot of gentle breeze-shooting.It was good to see Tuipulotu smiling aside from anything else. He’d missed the entire Six Nations through injury, initially putting his tour participation in doubt. It must have been a particularly tough period given he was Scotland’s captain back in the autumn and also grew up in Melbourne. To say he fancied going on this trip would be an understatement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England Women’s Euros squad 2025: Guide to every Lionesses player

Seven England players will be heading to their first major tournament as the Lionesses look to win Euro 2025 in Switzerland

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2 w. ago Lions player ratings as Henry Pollock pure X factor but Irish duo need to up games

The British & Irish Lions are up and running.

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2 w. ago Gareth Thomas backs Wales player to shine for British & Irish Lions this summer

Thomas believes Tomos Williams could be a match-winner for the Lions in Australia

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2 w. ago Henry Pollock given golden Lions opportunity with Western Force start at No 8

The youngest player in the Lions squad appeared off the bench against Argentina but will now start against the Force, in the unfamiliar position of No 8

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