Warren Gatland rugby player
Warren Gatland rugby player

Warren Gatland

1st Jan 1970 1.88m/95kg Head Coach

Lions bid to emulate class of '59 - South Africa tour in numbers

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa have won eight of 13 series against the British and Irish Lions, but it is a long time since they have triumphed back-to-back.     The British and Irish Lions will repeat a...

"Conor will allow the other senior players to flourish more." - Roberts backs Gatland's captain selection

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two-time British and Irish Lion Jamie Roberts has backed Warren Gatland's decision to make Conor Murray his new Lions captain.   The centre believes the Lions boss has made a smart move in naming...

Andy Farrell Explains Why James Ryan Was Not Called Up For The Lions

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has explained that British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland enquired about the possibility of James Ryan replacing Alun Wyn Jones for the of South Africa.   Ryan...

Alun Wyn Jones targets sensational British and Irish Lions return

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Injured British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones could yet make a "miracle" recovery and return for the tourists ahead of the tests against South Africa.    Jones was injured in last...

Gatland on the new Russell/Farrell combination

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In naming his team for this coming weekend against the Emirates Lions, British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland picked an interesting combo to fill the flyhalf and inside centre channels in...

Gatland opens up on decision to name Hogg captain

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has spoken to the South African media ahead of their clash with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg.    Earlier today (Thursday), Gatland...

Lions stepping into the unknown like never before

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The British and Irish Lions landed in South Africa this week amid great uncertainty a month before the first Test against the Springboks.     It is nothing new for there to be uncertainty...

Eight Players Set To Make Their B&I Lions Debut In Tour Opener

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has included eight potential Lions debutants in the Tour opener against the Lions.   The side captained by Stuart Hogg has four players set to make their...

Stuart Hogg to skipper B&I Lions in Tour opener

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) will captain The British & Irish Lions in the opening match of the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series when the tourists take on The Lions this Saturday (kick-off...