British & Irish Lions

WATCH: Highlights of Lions win over Maori All Blacks

By Raffaele Rocca / June 17, 2017 / Comments Off on WATCH: Highlights of Lions win over Maori All Blacks

Highlights of Lions win over Maori All Blacks. The British and Irish Lions turned in their best performance of the tour so far with a controlled and comprehensive 32-10 win…

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Improving Lions dispatch Maori All Blacks

By Raffaele Rocca / June 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Improving Lions dispatch Maori All Blacks

The Lions gained a confidence-boosting win as their power told against the Maori All Blacks in wet conditions in Rotorua. Leigh Halfpenny – who landed 20 points in all –…

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Murray Singled out by NZ media as key to Lions success

By Raffaele Rocca / June 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Murray Singled out by NZ media as key to Lions success

Munster’s Conor Murray singled out by NZ media as key to Lions success. While not overly impressed with the Lions attacking prowess over the first three games, New Zealand media…

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Henry and Marshall praise Murray’s role in Lions progression

By Raffaele Rocca / June 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Henry and Marshall praise Murray’s role in Lions progression

Graham Henry and Justin Marshall prise Conor Murray’s role in the Lions progression. Munster’s Conor Murray was broadly seen as one the biggest factors in the Lions victory over the…

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WATCH: Highlights and reaction to Lions win over Crusaders

By Raffaele Rocca / June 10, 2017 / Comments Off on WATCH: Highlights and reaction to Lions win over Crusaders

Highlights and reaction to Lions win over Crusaders. The Lions seemed to grow a bit more into the tour today with a hard fought and gritty win. Munster’s trio of…

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Gutsy Lions frustrate Crusaders in suffocating win

By Raffaele Rocca / June 10, 2017 / Comments Off on Gutsy Lions frustrate Crusaders in suffocating win

What a difference a week makes, well defensively at least. The midweek wrongs of Whangarei were corrected as the Lions played smart rugby to topple the undefeated Canterbury Crusaders. Right from…

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WATCH: Murray and O’Mahony to start for Lions against Crusaders

By Raffaele Rocca / June 8, 2017 / Comments Off on WATCH: Murray and O’Mahony to start for Lions against Crusaders

Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony to start for the Lions encounter with the Canterbury Crusaders on Saturday. In what has been touted as the Lions toughest fixture on tour outside of…

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Crusaders pick nine All Blacks in squad to face British and Irish Lions

By Raffaele Rocca / June 8, 2017 / Comments Off on Crusaders pick nine All Blacks in squad to face British and Irish Lions

The Crusaders have picked nine All Blacks in their matchday 23 to face the Lions in Christchurch on Saturday morning in what will be the toughest game of the tour…

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Lions improve but still way off the mark

By Raffaele Rocca / June 7, 2017 / Comments Off on Lions improve but still way off the mark

Lions improve but not enough to beat lowest ranked New Zealand Super 15 side. While there was a marked improvement in the performance, there will be no consolation in the result as…

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Blues outclass Lions in 22-16 win

By Raffaele Rocca / June 7, 2017 / Comments Off on Blues outclass Lions in 22-16 win

Blues outclass Lions in 22-16 win. A superb late try from Blues replacement fly-half Ihaia West consigned the British and Irish Lions to their first defeat of the New Zealand…

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