Tipuric out of Lions tour too, Gatland names replacements
Welsh duo Adam Beard and Josh Navidi have been called into the British & Irish Lions 37-man touring squad to replace the injured Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric.
Ex-Bok skipper hails ‘respected’ B&I Lions captain
Legendary former Springbok captain John Smit has come to the defence of under-fire British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones, whom he believes embodies the spirit of rugby more than any other player.
In pictures: British & Irish Lions training session
Take a look at images of the British & Irish Lions squad who started training on the Channel Island of Jersey in preparation of their tour of South Africa.
Watch: Wales, Lions captain’s punch-up with teammate at training
Footage has emerged of the infamous training ground punch-up between Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones and fellow lock Jake Ball during this year’s Six Nations campaign.
In pictures: British & Irish Lions assemble
Take a look at the images of the British & Irish Lions touring party assembling for the first time since coach Warren Gatland announced the squad for their eight-match tour of South Africa.
Top-eight highest-paid British & Irish Lions
A Scotsman heads up the list of the top-eight biggest earners in the 37-man British & Irish Lions squad.
Do the Boks have anything to fear?
‘The War Room’ is operating once again. Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel react to the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad to challenge the Boks in South Africa.
Etzebeth takes shot at predicting Lions opponents
Springbok Eben Etzebeth has revealed the lock pairing he expects to start for the British & Irish Lions in the three-Test series against South Africa.
‘Lions tour needs to go ahead this year’
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones believes the highly anticipated British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa should go ahead this year as scheduled.
McGeechan calls for Itoje to replace Jones as Lions skipper
Sir Ian McGeechan says England lock Maro Itoje should captain the British & Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa in 2021 instead of Alun Wyn Jones who is ‘no longer a potential starter’.
