Lions Tour

Springboks return to training

The Springboks will resume training on Sunday in preparation for the Castle Lager Lions Series after six rounds of COVID-19 testing and a six-day preventative self-isolation period cleared a large group...

6 more Springboks test positive for Covid

Covid-19 is tearing through the Springbok camp with another 6 players and 2 management staff returning positive tests.    One of the players is captain Siya Kolisi, according to a report...

Sharks coach on Hendrikse's red card

Many eyebrows were raised at half-time in the Sharks vs Lions match on Saturday evening when the teams jogged off the pitch with the score at 26-all.    Just a few days previously, the lions...

Sharks 31-71 British and Irish Lions: Tourists capitalise on Hendrikse red card

The British and Irish Lions continued to pile on the points on their tour of South Africa with what proved to be an emphatic, albeit not entirely convincing, 71-31 win over the Sharks. There was...

WATCH: Marcus Smith on his B&I Lions call up

Hear from the man himself after the England game as he reacts to his Lions call up   ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fkz9rPJJzA — Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) July 10, 2021

Marcus Smith on his way to South Africa

Warren Gatland has called up Marcus Smith to replace the injured Finn Russell. Russell has withdrawn from the game against the Sharks this evening with Bundee Aki replacing him.   Gatland has hopes...

Gatland rallies Lions as Sharks take second bite at tourists

The British and Irish Lions and Sharks teams that clash in Pretoria on Saturday will bear little resemblance to those from the midweek game.   Warren Gatland has told his British and Irish Lions...

The Weekend's World Rankings Permutations

While the British and Irish Lions may be taking the spotlight, there is plenty of test rugby being played this weekend.    Samoa and Tonga get things underway on Saturday in the first leg of...

Shane Horgan & Alan Quinlan on the worsening Covid-19 situation surrounding the Lions tour.

Inside the Bubble: Episode 3

In Episode 3 of the British and Irish Lions show from inside the Lions Tour 2021 bubble, we sit down with Jamie George, Ali Price and the try machine himself, Josh Adams, to discuss everything and anything.