55 h. ago Freeman bags two tries as dominant Lions impress against Queensland Reds

Queensland Reds 12-52 British & Irish LionsElliot Daly forced off after taking a painful blowLet’s just say that a stiffer examination awaits the British & Irish Lions when their long-awaited Test series against Australia kicks off at this venue in just over a fortnight. The Queensland Reds had their moments in the first half but were put away with something to spare by an increasingly dominant visiting side.The Lions did blow hot and cold at times, still clearly striving for the all-important little connections that make such a massive difference at this level. But in Maro Itoje they had a captain clearly determined to lead from the front and a couple of tries for his England teammate Tommy Freeman helped the men in red rack up eight tries. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Daly injury blow takes shine off dominant Lions display against Queensland Reds

Queensland Reds 12-52 British & Irish LionsElliot Daly forced off after taking a painful blowFor the second successive game in Australia there is bittersweet news for the British & Irish Lions. Another eight tries and a half-century of points was a decent return against initially spirited opponents but, once again, they look set to lose a potentially significant player to injury with the best-of-three Test series kicking off at this same venue in just over a fortnight.For now there is no official confirmation but Elliot Daly’s tour is set to be cruelly curtailed following the nasty forearm injury he sustained in the second half. He was taken to hospital for X-rays on a suspected fracture which will almost certainly require the Lions to summon another replacement, having already lost scrum-half Tomos Williams to a torn hamstring. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Result and reaction after Lions flex muscles to thrash hosts in Brisbane

Reds 12-52 British and Irish Lions: An injury to Elliot Daly took some of the shine off another big win for the tourists

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55 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists hit back to lead after sloppy start

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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56 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists hit back after sloppy start

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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58 h. ago Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions: rugby union tour match – live

Updates from the 11am BST / 8pm AET game in BrisbaneEmail Daniel | And you can sign up for the BreakdownOur man on the ground, Rob Kitson, has been busy down under. While you sit at your desk and pretend to do some work, why not take a glance at a couple of cracking yarns. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists forced into late change

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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60 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists bid to build momentum in Brisbane

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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3 d. ago Blair Kinghorn arrives to complete Lions set as Queensland Reds await

Scotland full-back earmarked for weekend matchUntested pairing of Gibson-Park and Russell face RedsTo say the last couple of days have been a blur for Blair Kinghorn is putting it mildly. As recently as the early hours of Sunday he was celebrating Toulouse’s Top 14 title success in Paris and doing interviews clad only in a pair of budgie smugglers. Now here he is wearing a British & Irish Lions tracksuit, squinting into the Australian sunshine and trying his hardest to focus on the next onrushing target.The Scotland full-back, the last originally-chosen squad member to arrive, will not be involved in the Lions’ midweek game against the Reds but is earmarked to feature against the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday. All being well a potential slot in the Test XV could follow but even for a class act like Kinghorn it is going to take a lot of frantic paddling below the surface to get up to speed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago British and Irish Lions team vs Queensland Reds: Jamison Gibson

James Ryan also fit after injury as Andy Farrell makes 14 changes from seven-try demolition of Western Force in tour opener

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