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Lions Rugby Fans Invade New Zealand Ready To Paint the Town Red

A swarming red army of up to 30,000 British and Irish Lions fans are ready to party in New Zealand as the Test series...

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O’Mahony To Lead Lions Against All Blacks

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has backed his newly anointed Test captain Peter O'Mahony to inspire a...

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Ioane Surprise In All Blacks To Face Lions

Rising star Rieko Ioane has replaced blockbusting wing Julian Savea while Kieran Read returns as captain in the All...

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Springbok Cronje To Miss Final France Test

South African scrum-half Ross Cronje will miss this weekend's third and final Test against France because of delayed...

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Lions Maul Chiefs, Fire Warning To All Blacks

The British and Irish Lions warned they're "not here for second place" as they set up this weekend's first Test against...

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British and Irish Lions Power To Win Against the Maori All Blacks

The British and Irish Lions gained a confidence-boosting win as their power told against the Maori All Blacks in wet...

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Coach Hansen Plays Down Hype About All Blacks Ahead of Lions Test

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen warned Saturday not to draw any conclusions about their comprehensive 78-0 thrashing of...

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Drop-Goal Drama As Fiji Pip Italy In Suva Test

Fiji conjured a dramatic drop goal after the full-time siren to defeat Italy 22-19 in a one-off Test in Suva on...

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Scotland Upset Wallabies In Cliff-Hanger Test

Scotland dug deep to pull off a 24-19 victory and end a run of close defeats against Australia in a gripping rugby...

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Ireland Rack Up Seven Tries As They Cruise Past Japan

Ireland gave Japan a brutal reality check as they crushed the Asian champions 50-22 on Saturday in the second of their...

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Lions Floor Maoris In All Blacks Dress Rehearsal

Leigh Halfpenny booted the British and Irish Lions to a convincing 32-10 win over the Maori All Blacks on Saturday to...

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All Blacks Eye Samoa ‘battle’ To Fine-Tune For Lions

The All Blacks are expecting a tough battle against Samoa on Friday as they fine-tune their game ahead of the...

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British and Irish Lions Sunk By Late Highlanders Penalty

The British and Irish Lions stumbled to a 23-22 defeat to the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday as they suffered the second...

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Let’s Get Physical, Lions Prop Kyle Sinckler Tells Otago

British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler wants to get in the faces of the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday, but without...

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Fiji Eye Six Nations Scalps To Boost World Cup Hopes

Fiji are looking forward to bolstering their playing strength ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers with two key...

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South Africa Beat France To Regain Some Pride

South Africa scored a season-opening 37-14 Test triumph over France in Pretoria Saturday to regain some pride after a...

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Folau, Speight Try Doubles As Australia Beat Fiji

Israel Folau and Henry Speight scored try doubles as Australia launched their international season with a 37-14 win...

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Gatland Will Welcome ‘Warrenball’ Critics, Says All Blacks Great…

All Blacks great John Kirwan has dismissed claims that British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is one-dimensional,...

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Hunt Deserves Chance, Says Wallabies Coach

Coach Michael Cheika said veteran code-hopper Karmichael Hunt had earned his chance with Australia after overcoming the...