Powell tackling unexpected challenge
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell says the fact that the Olympics and British & Lions tour to South Africa could run concurrently in 2021 means he may need to rethink his plans for the squad to take to the Games.
Throwback Thursday: Top 10 Out of Africa moments
Check out this classic compilation of the ‘Top 10 Out of Africa moments’ of all time, ranging from Loftus to Ellis Park and down to Cape Town throughout the years.
Lions tour offers much-needed future attraction
The sudden halt in the rugby calendar has served to enhance the status of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, writes DYLAN JACK.
‘Lions need captain to challenge Bok DNA’
Paul O’Connell believes the key to success for the British & Irish Lions in 2021 is to select a captain capable of beating the Springboks at their own game.
‘Springboks love Lions challenge’
Veteran prop Beast Mtawarira has predicted the Springboks’ high-profile three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions next year could go to a decider.
Phillips was ‘drunk all the time’
It’s been revealed Wales international scrumhalf Mike Phillips was fired by French club Bayonne back in 2013 after arriving at a team meeting intoxicated.
Hansen grim about non-apology for ref blunder
Steve Hansen is dismayed that World Rugby never apologised for the refereeing decision that potentially cost the All Blacks a series victory over the British & Irish Lions in 2017.
Rewind: De Waal secures dramatic draw
In atrocious conditions, and under the most intense pressure, Willem de Waal slotted a late sideline conversion that sealed an incredible draw for the Emerging Springboks with the British & Irish Lions at Newlands in 2009.
Owen Farrell: The king of the jungle?
A video depicting England flyhalf Owen Farrell as the King of the Jungle has added spice to the buildup to next year’s British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
Lions legend slams All Blacks ‘decider’ idea
Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions captain Willie John McBride has spoken out against Warren Gatland’s plan to play a decider against the All Blacks in 2021.
