The rugby world has yet again been shocked, when Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg this week after he announced he would be retiring from the game altogether after this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. With 100 caps for his country, almost 200 club appearances and three British & Irish Lions Tours to his name, Hogg […] READ MORE
Tag: Lions 2017
International Women’s series set to ‘Roar’ downunder for Red Roses
It was the muffled roar of Warren Gatland’s Lions that was chosen as the opening soundtrack to a hugely anticipated summer of rugby, that finally hit our TV screens last weekend. The men would begin the calendar but an International Women’s Series quadrangular competition should also hold fans attention. While the men opened the tour, yet […] READ MORE
Why Warren Gatland is likely to take Roberts and Te’o to New Zealand
Despite suggestions from many in the Twitter-verse that the only way Jamie Roberts could feature on the Lions tour to New Zealand this year is through a role as a team medic, it seems increasingly likely that he is to be named as one of the centres selected in the squad to be announced on […] READ MORE
Gatland Refuses To Utilise Replacements After “Devaluing Jersey” Criticism
The final midweek game for the Lions against the Hurricanes presented an opportunity for players to break into the test twenty-three. It also presented Warren Gatland with the perfect opportunity to respond to the “devaluing jersey” criticism he has received. Courtney Lawes and Ian Henderson were brought in to do just that. Particularly as George […] READ MORE