60 h. ago Pete Samu: Lions accused of blocking Australia No8 from tour match in eligibility row

Lions insist they did not object to 33-cap Wallaby forward playing for First Nations and Pasifika XV, who are “gutted” by his withdrawal

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62 h. ago Lions accused of blocking Pasifika XV star in eligibility row on eve of series

‘Devastated’ Samu told he cannot feature in tour match‘They must have been worried we were going to win’The British & Irish Lions have been accused of running scared on the eve of the first Test against the Wallabies, amid a disagreement over the availability of Pete Samu for next week’s First Nations & Pasifika XV tour match.Samu, who last season represented Bordeaux before joining the Waratahs for the next Super Rugby season, has been blocked from playing in Tuesday’s game and is said by the head coach, Toutai Kefu, to be “devastated”. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Pete Samu leaves First Nations & Pasifika squad as Lions embroiled in eligibility row on eve of first Test

Samu had been due to feature for the invitational team in Melbourne next week but has been ruled ineligible for the game

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5 d. ago The Latest: Trump administration orders 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA, some will remain

President Donald Trump’s administration says it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement activities

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2 w. ago Bobby Brazier can't hide his smile as he leaves National Film Awards with his ex girlfriend Tillie Amartey after new twist in family feud with dad Jeff

Bobby Brazier enjoyed a glam reunion with his ex girlfriend Tillie Amartey at the National Film Awards on Wednesday night.

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Energy bosses insist they are doing all they can to prepare households for a meter switch-over but concerns remains that people could be caught out

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3 w. ago Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision leaves unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

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last month The first Lions match is about laying down a marker – but Pumas bring range of threats | Ugo Monye

Early days in a Lions camp can be nervy and everyone wants to play in Friday’s first match but Argentina provide a tough testEvery single member of the British & Irish Lions squad is in the perfect sweet spot at the moment. Blair Kinghorn aside, they all arrived into camp with a spring in their step and a smile on their face because their dreams have been realised. Speaking from experience, it is amazing how quickly you can leave national allegiances at the door.At this stage, there is no sense of what the Test team will be, no division, or feeling that you have to make do with being a midweek dirt-tracker – the thing you are probably most nervous about is who your roommate will be. You know it will be someone from a different country and my first roommate was Keith Earls. As the youngest member of the 2009 squad, he was responsible for looking after the Lions mascot and I felt like I needed to mind him. I soon realised there are few as competitive as Keith and he did not need m...

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