2 h. ago Ben White comes into Lions conversation as Tomos Williams limps off against Western Force

Welsh scrum-half picks up hamstring injury in big win in Perth

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3 h. ago British and Irish Lions face anxious wait over fitness of Tomos Williams

The Wales scrum-half limped off in the rout of Western Force.

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4 h. ago Lions hit with major injury scare during statement Force win

The British & Irish Lions claimed their first victory on Australian soil by overwhelming Western Force 54-7 but a possible injury crisis is brewing at scrum-half after Tomos Williams was forced off

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4 h. ago Tomos Williams injury mars rampant Lions thrashing of Western Force

Western Force 7-54 Lions: Welsh scrum half Williams impressed in a much-improved Lions performance from the Argentina defeat but then suffered a cruel blow

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5 h. ago British Lions win first tour game on Australian soil but potential injury crisis brews

WESTERN FORCE 7-54 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: Tomos Williams suffered a hamstring injury at Optus Stadium to leave coach Andy Farrell sweating on his scrum-half options

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5 h. ago Lions boss Andy Farrell issues Tomos Williams update after Wales star's injury

Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams hobbled off injured against Western Force on 50 minutes

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5 h. ago Tomos Williams injury: Lions star set for scans after being forced off against Western Force

The scrum-half scored twice before being forced off

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5 h. ago British and Irish Lions hammer Western Force but Tomos Williams suffers injury

Williams was among the Lions’ star performers at Optus Stadium but his match was over when he injured his left hamstring in the 47th minute.

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6 h. ago Tomos Williams hands Lions huge injury scare as concern heard in commentary box

The Wales scrum-half pulled up after scoring his second try for the Lions

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27 h. 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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47 h. ago Send a letter to the Lionesses with special fan mail delivery service ahead of Euros

Two members of the original 1972 Lionesses team are delivery fan mail by hand to the Lionesses in Switzerland ahead of the Euros 2025

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51 h. ago Andy Farrell opts for box office as Tomos Williams' timely opportunity emerges

Tomos Williams will have the chance to lay down a massive marker in the absence of Jamison Gibson-Park

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58 h. ago Sheehan will lead Lions with Pollock handed start at No8 against Western Force

Irish hooker joins eight other debutants in matchday 23Northampton’s Pollock to add back-row dynamismEight Ireland players have been selected in the British & Irish Lions starting XV to face Western Force in the first fixture of the squad’s Australia tour on Saturday. The Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan will lead out the team on his Lions debut with eight more first-time Lions featuring in the matchday 23 and 20-year-old Henry Pollock handed a start at number eight.Sheehan will be among those making his Lions debut alongside his club-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier. The bench contains another four newcomers in the shape of England’s Ollie Chessum and Will Stuart, Scotland’s Huw Jones and Ireland’s Andrew Porter. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Andy Farrell rips up Lions team as Tomos Williams and Henry Pollock to start vs Western Force

Andy Farrell has decided to ring the changes for the first game Down Under

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3 d. ago Lions embrace ‘Fazball’ in attempt to seize the moment with expansive play

Lions remain committed to positive approach with ball in hand and attack coach does not want them to tighten upIn mid-November, cricket’s Ashes series will commence in the same Optus Stadium where the British & Irish Lions will kick off their tour of Australia on Saturday. There are some keen cricket fans within the Lions squad who stayed up late to watch England’s compelling final-day win at Headingley, but out on the training pitch the collective priority is not so much Bazball as its oval-shaped cousin, Fazball.Andy Farrell, the Lions head coach, has been at pains since his squad’s arrival here to make two things clear. The first is that preparation time is of the essence and should not be wasted by endlessly second-guessing what might lie ahead. The second is that the touring side can not afford to retreat into their tactical shells after their loss to Argentina in Dublin last Friday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi handed reunion he didn't want as Beckham and Infantino get their way

Inter Miami have booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup, where Lionel Messi and his fellow ex-Barcelona team-mates will be reunited with Luis Enrique

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9 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson reveals new health concern after terrifying heart health scare

The Clarkson's Farm star has revealed he's now suffering from a new ailment, months after having surgery to place two stents in his heart

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1 week ago Johnny Sexton insists he is ‘here to help’ Finn Russell despite past Lions criticism

Russell included in 2021 Lions squad as Sexton omittedLions assistant coach says issue ‘blown out of proportion’Johnny Sexton has insisted he is “here to help” Finn Russell in his capacity as British & Irish Lions assistant coach, after the pair shook hands and cleared the air last month following the former Ireland captain’s previous criticism of the Scotland fly-half.Sexton toured with the Lions in 2013 and 2017 but was a surprise omission from Warren Gatland’s squad in 2021. In his autobiography, the former Ireland captain revealed how the snub “kills me to this day” and described Russell as a “media darling” before suggesting in a subsequent interview that he was “flashy”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Finn Russell savours Bath win as he looks forward to Lions test

Fly-half relishes end to his 10-year wait for a league title before switching focus to British & Irish Lions challengeHad Handré Pollard done his homework he might have known what was coming. For Finn Russell has previous with intercepts when attacking Twickenham’s south stand. It was playing that way that he picked off Owen Farrell’s pass before streaking clear in the madcap 38-38 draw between England and Scotland in 2019. And he was at it again on Saturday, coming up with the decisive moment in Bath’s dogged Premiership final victory over Leicester.On this occasion he did not finish off the try himself – you suspect he probably could have – instead flinging a nonchalant pass inside to the onrushing Max Ojomoh. In a final short on champagne moments, it put the fizz in Bath’s performance, extending their lead to 20-7 before a second penalty of the match proved pivotal in ensuring the 29-year wait for a Premiership title was over. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘A special moment’: Russell revels in Bath glory as focus turns to Lions

Fly-half relishes end to his 10-year wait for a league title before homing in on British & Irish Lions challengeHad Handrè Pollard done his homework he might have known what was coming – for Finn Russell has previous with intercepts when attacking Twickenham’s south stand. It was playing that way that he picked off Owen Farrell’s pass before streaking clear in the madcap 38-38 draw between England and Scotland in 2019. And he was at it again on Saturday, coming up with the decisive moment in Bath’s dogged Premiership final victory over Leicester.On this occasion he did not finish off the try himself – you suspect he probably could have – instead flinging a nonchalant pass inside to the onrushing Max Ojomoh. In a final short on champagne moments, it put the fizz in Bath’s performance, extending their lead to 20-7 before a second penalty of the match proved pivotal in ensuring the 29-year wait for a Premiership title was over. Continue reading...

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