British & Irish Lions
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Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Scotland after failing to shake off his calf problem
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The tour to New Zealand, despite the schedule, can restore faith and the Six Nations is shaping up nicely but with the professional era now more than 20 years old, the sport’s administrators must show conviction in the next 12 months
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Hartley will learn the extent of his latest ban on Tuesday or Wednesday, with a 10-week suspension taking in the Six Nations opener
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Dylan Hartley, the England captain, was on the pitch for six minutes before being sent off as Leinster crushed Northampton in the European Champions Cup
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British & Irish Lions head coach, Warren Gatland, has told George North to ‘forget about rugby’ and concentrate on his long-term health
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Famous Irish victories combined with the improvement of England and Scotland will have Warren Gatland believing a historic Lions series win is not impossible
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The British & Irish Lions youngest-ever captain tells Donald McRae he would love to do the job again when the home nations tour New Zealand in 2017
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Sam Warburton, the Wales captain, who led the Lions to a 3-1 win over Australia in 2014, is just ahead of England’s Dylan Hartley in the race to lead the team in New Zealand next year
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The relentless treadmill of the professional game is leaving a trail of battered bodies and a sport in need of a streamlined Test schedule
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Eddie Jones has said he expects England to provide at least 15 players in the British and Irish Lions’ squad, almost half the touring party to New Zealand next year
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Beauden Barrett and Ben Smith were outstanding in All Blacks’ destruction of Argentina while the Saracens juggernaut kept rolling on at Exeter
Topics
- Rugby union
- Warren Gatland
- New Zealand rugby union team
- England rugby union team
- Six Nations 2017
- Wales rugby union team
- Ireland rugby union team
- Dylan Hartley
- Six Nations
- Northampton
- Saracens
- Eddie Jones
- Sam Warburton
- Australia sport
- Scotland rugby union team
- Olympic Games
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- Team GB
- Manu Tuilagi
- Owen Farrell
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