Five African-born players who played for B&I Lions
We take a look at five African-born rugby players who went on to represent the British & Irish Lions down the years, including three South Africans.
We take a look at five African-born rugby players who went on to represent the British & Irish Lions down the years, including three South Africans.
Former Springbok hooker Schalk Brits says British & Irish lock Maro Itoje boasts the cerebral gifts to complement his natural athletic strengths, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
For the second match in a row, South African-born Duhan van der Merwe claimed the fans’ player-of-the-match award after the British & Irish Lions clinched a successive win over the Sharks this past Saturday.
After two games between the Sharks and British & Irish Lions, Werner Kok and Elliot Daly shared some memorable moments both during and after the games.
The Stormers’ preparations for the upcoming match against the British & Irish Lions are well under way, with the Cape side having entered a secure “bubble” from Thursday.
Look back at the highlights of the second match between the Sharks and British & Irish Lions from Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
The Springboks will resume training on Sunday in preparation for the Lions Series after six rounds of COVID-19 testing and a six-day preventative self-isolation period cleared a large group of players to return to the field.
British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland on Saturday said the past seven days had been one of the most challenging periods of his coaching career.
The British & Irish Lions were always likely to roar past the Sharks in the second half on Saturday, but the opening 40 minutes at least provided some much-needed competitiveness, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Sharks coach Sean Everitt says scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse was apologetic after being red-carded in the second half of their loss to the British & Irish Lions on Saturday.