BOWE IS BACK – + O’Driscoll, Sexton, Heaslip, O’Brien & Murray IN – The British & Irish Lions today announced the team to play the Qantas Wallabies in the Second Test at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday. FIGHT OR LOSE TEAM NAMED HERE

British & Irish Lions versus Qantas Wallabies, June 29, Melbourne 15. Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues/Wales) 14. Tommy Bowe (Ulster/Ireland) 13. Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster/Ireland) 12. Jonathan Davies (Scarlets/Wales) 11. George North (Scarlets/Wales) 10. Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/Ireland) 9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers/England) 1. Makovina Vunipola (Saracens/England) 2. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers/England) 3. Adam Jones (Ospreys/Wales) 4. Alun […]

Gatland Names British & Irish Lions TEAM For Australia & Warburton Will Captain Test Side – TOTAL FRONTING UP – NO PRISONERS

British and Irish Lions: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Alex Cuthbert (Wales), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Jonathan Davies (Wales), George North (Wales), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Mike Phillips (Wales); Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Sam Warburton (captain) (Wales), Tom Croft (England), Paul O’Connell (Ireland), Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales), Tom Youngs (England), Alex Corbisiero (England). Reserves: Richard Hibbard (Wales). Mako […]

Ulster Rugby I XV: Team for Aironi Test

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has once again made several changes to his starting XV for their RaboDirect PRO12 fixture against Aironi at Rravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). Ulster welcome back Ireland trio Rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris following their exploits with Ireland. Lewis Stevenson’s fine form in recent weeks has been rewarded with a […]