“Where do you want me to go? Where do you want me to clear?” Bundee Aki lost the run of himself at Danie Craven Stadium after he saw red for the third time in his professional rugby career. The Connacht centre entered the fray early in the second half of a United Rugby Championship clash […]

3 years ago

“I’m going to take it with me.” Named captain of Ireland for the first time, Bundee Aki was tasked with leading the poignant Irish tribute to the late Sean Wainui. At Waikato Stadium, before his side took on the Maori All Blacks, the Connacht centre broke from the Irish ranks, walked forward and laid down […]

4 years ago

“He offers us something a little bit different.” For the first time since the Second Test against Australia in 2013, Owen Farrell will not be in a British & Irish Lions Test squad. Finn Russell is set to make his Lions Test debut after recovering from injury. He arrives in place of Farrell, who drops […]

5 years ago

Paul O’Connell knew the score. There is a famous clip from the 2013 British & Irish Lions documentary from their tour to Australia. During a warm-up game against the Barbarians, O’Connell looked at Owen Farrell and said: “I think it’s funny that one of the youngest guys on the team, Owen Farrell, is the one […]

5 years ago