HE’S the bogeyman, Warren Gatland, and he’s loving it. He’s back here in his homeland with the intention of making Kiwi children cry — just like the British and Irish Lions who shattered his own illusions of All Black invincibility when he was seven years old. Those 1971 Lions were the only ones ever to […]
JONATHAN DAVIES and Ben Te’o made great breaks against the Maoris but the Lions’ support play must improve and be clinical against the All Blacks in the first Test. I watched New Zealand’s attack cut Samoa wide open but Warren Gatland’s men don’t look on the same level. Since the tour started, the Lions have […]
THE LIONS defeated the All Blacks’ little brother. . . but Steve Hansen won’t be running scared at all. Leigh Halfpenny was on target with 20 points from the tee as the Lions dished out revenge on the Maori All Blacks who beat them during the nightmare tour of 2005. But this was far from […]
ROSS MORIARTY is out of the British and Irish Lions tour in another blow to Warren Gatland’s plans. The Wales flanker suffered a back strain in the tour-opening 13-7 win over the Provincial Barbarians and has admitted defeat in his fitness battle. The Lions added four for Welsh players and two from Scotland – meaning […]
THE British and Irish Lions have gotten used to seeing ‘the Haka’ on their tour of New Zealand this summer, and will face it again on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s assembled team from the UK and Ireland continue their build up into the first test match against the All Blacks next week with a game against […]