Player Profile: Jamie Heaslip
In our latest series of Player Profiles on The Rugby Blog, we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the candidates to wear the Lions jersey this summer. That way, when you are at the pub to wat...
Should Danny Cipriani tour with the Lions?
Opinion seems to be divided over whether Danny Cipriani should be selected for the British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa this summer.
Lions Selection – March 2009
With two rounds to go in the Six Nations, the British and Irish Lions squad is beginning to emerge. There has been plenty of debate over the last few weeks – I’ve read your comments, list...
Lions selection – February 09
Rather than getting too depressed about the fact that Wales are likely to put 30 points on England at the weekend, I thought time was better spent considering the Lions team when all those Welsh star...
Why Ryan Jones should captain the Lions
2009 will be upon us before we can say “This is your Everest boys”, and that means the next Lions Tour is just around the corner. The Six Nations will take on additional significance as a...
Lions legends consider next year’s tour
Here’s a clip of Brian O’Driscoll and Jason Robinson discussing next year’s highly-anticipated Lions tour to South Africa. These two players stole most of the headlines in Australia...
Looking forward to the Lions…
This clip is worth a look – it’s footage of Ian McGeechan and Gerald Davies looking forward to the tour, checking out the lie of the land with a cheeky trip to South Africa. It’s ex...
British Lions Itinerary announced for South Africa 2009
The itinerary for the 2009 tour of South Africa by the British and Irish Lions has been announced. It sees 10 matches in a 5 week period, mirroring the last tour to New Zealand. Hopefully it will pro...
British Lions must hope Home Unions will sacrifice for the greater goo...
The instalment of Gerald Davies as Manager of the British and Irish Lions for the tour to South Africa in 2009 has brought this fantastic rugby institution back into the spotlight. Davies is synonymo...
Dreaming of the Lions
Stu Peel clearly has a lot of time on his hands and has spent the afternoon pondering a Lions XV. “Gerald Davies has just been appointed Lions manager and we’re at the midway stage betwe...