It is a stark choice but one that is faced by an increasing number of professional rugby union players around the world. Many of the top rugby nations have adopted explicit rules around the selection of players based abroad for the national team and others utilise similar, albeit unwritten, “guidelines” in order to maintain the … Continue Reading
Another win this morning in Hamilton and the British and Irish Lions are starting to build momentum ahead of this Saturday’s first test at Eden Park in Auckland; a ground at which the formidable All Blacks have achieved a 37 game winning streak spanning some 23 years. The win, against one of the leading New … Continue Reading
The British and Irish Lions Tour 2017 is nearly upon us, kicking off on the first weekend of June this year. As with other traditions associated with the Lions, such as the youngest player in the squad having to look after the Lions’ mascot for the duration of the Tour, selection of the Lions squad … Continue Reading
Yesterday saw the squad announcement for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand which kicks off against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians in Whangarei on 3 June this year. The Lions have only had a single successful tour in the land of the long white cloud when John Dawes led them to a … Continue Reading
