“Potentially, that could have been a costly yellow card.” Andrew Porter stepped up with another big game for Ireland, as they beat Wales 34-10, but he will need to address some reckless moments that put his side on the back-foot for a while. Warren Gatland was certainly not impressed with one flashpoint tackle. At the […]

3 years ago

“He offers an attacking threat, and scores tries” Warren Gatland has now been British & Irish Lions head coach on three occasions, and assistant on the 2009 tour, and is the frontrunner to lead the Lions again in 2025 [feels ages away, right?]. Being tasked as the head coach to pick a squad of players […]

3 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

The Lions are not resting on their laurels. Warren Gatland has named his British & Irish Lions team for the Second Test against South Africa, and changes are afoot. The Lions are 1-0 up in the series after defeating the Springboks 22-17 in the First Test, last Saturday. All three games in the Test Series […]

5 years ago

“Without over-stating it, I’m not sure the Lions can win.” Robbie Henshaw is right where he belongs and right where he deserves to be. No player in he northern hemisphere has played as good in midfield as consistently and for so long as Henshaw. So often having his wings clipped by injuries, just as he […]

5 years ago

“We understand we have to be able to react and make decisions. That’s the only way you get on with it.” Warren Gatland is lucky that he has seen it all before, because this is a hammer blow, and then some. The British & Irish Lions got off to a winning start on their 2021 […]

5 years ago