British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland believes Conor Murray will rise to the responsibility of captaining the team as the scrumhalf now embarks on his third tour.
British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has made a somewhat surprising choice in picking the captaincy replacement for veteran Alun Wyn Jones, who was ruled out of the tour of South Africa.
Welsh duo Adam Beard and Josh Navidi have been called into the British & Irish Lions 37-man touring squad to replace the injured Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric.
British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has confirmed that captain Alun Wyn Jones has been ruled out of the tour of South Africa with a dislocated shoulder.
The British & Irish Lions warmed up for their tour of South Africa with a victory over Japan in a match overshadowed by a potential tour-ending injury to captain Alun Wyn Jones.
Cheslin Kolbe, fresh from winning the French Top 14 title with Toulouse, says he is relishing the prospect of facing the “unbelievable” Duhan van der Merwe in the Bok series against the British & Irish Lions.
Take a look at the match-day squads for Saturday’s first-ever encounter between Japan and the British & Irish Lions, who will play their first game on home soil since 2005. (more…)
The British & Irish Lions expect injured Scottish duo Zander Fagerson and Hamish Watson to be fit for their opening match in South Africa.
Head coach Jamie Joseph has named the Japan team for their Test against the British & Irish Lions at Murrayfield on Saturday.
A handful of Springboks, including Jesse Kriel and Willie le Roux, have shared their thoughts on Frans Steyn – the man, the myth and the joker.
