LIONS boss Warren Gatland and his coaching staff will sit down today to put the final pieces together for the 2017 squad to tour New Zealand. Some big names will miss out once again – and expect wild-card bolters like Kyle Sinckler to feature for the most daunting trip the tourists have faced in years. […]
WARREN GATLAND and his Lions coaches have agonised for hours, making the toughest choices of their lives. There is no doubt they have an idea of their XV for the First Test in Auckland on June 24. But crunching the numbers for the New Zealand tour must have been mind-boggling. Keep up to date with […]
ENGLAND’S Six Nations heroes are set to be snubbed for the Lions tour. Fly-half George Ford is the most high-profile Red Rose name tipped to miss out when boss Warren Gatland names his squad at noon tomorrow. But Jonathan Joseph — who scored a hat-trick of tries against Scotland — Mike Brown, James Haskell and […]
SAM WARBURTON is a Lions doubt after being ruled out for six weeks through a knee injury. The Wales flanker was expected to captain his second tour when the Lions face the All Blacks this summer. But Warburton, who captained the Lions’s 2013 series win in Australia, will now miss the rest of the domestic season […]
OWEN FARRELL and defending Champions Cup holders Saracens are out to slam-dunk Glasgow after warming up for Sunday’s showdown by shooting-hoops in training. England star Farrell lines up against Scotland counterpart Finn Russell at Allianz Park in four days time after last facing each other in the Six Nations. And this knock-out tie has just […]