The Guardian » 1 week ago
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
‘Devastated’ Samu told he cannot feature in tour match‘They must have been worried we were going to win’The British & Irish Lions have been accused of running scared on the eve of th...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Australia’s No 8 says team will try to ‘win every moment’ on SaturdayNick Champion de Crespigny and Tom Lynagh come into injury-depleted squad Australia captain Harry Wilson said the Wallabi...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Loosehead prop helped save Eddie Jones’s job in Brisbane three years ago and can make a similar impact for the LionsYou can chart Ellis Genge’s Test career by his tours of Australia. In 2016 he and Kyle Sinckler were Eddie Jones’s “rough diamonds”, picked to get a taste o...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Andy Farrell may look at ease but he knows his team need to be in physical and mental control for the first TestSometimes the best place to gauge the mindset of a head coach before a big game is not the training pitch or the press conference room but the pub across the ro...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
United States 5-40 England in rugby double header at Audi FieldIlona Maher stars as US women hold on to beat Fiji 31-24 On a perfectly unlovely summer’s day in Washington DC, amid lasering s...
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The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
The last-gasp escape against Fiji revealed areas of concern for Joe Schmidt as he prepares to name squad for seriesThe Wallabies know they aren’t expected to beat the formidable British & Irish Lions in the first Test in Brisbane in less than two weeks. Their perf...
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The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Time has come for head coach to cease experimenting and get down to business as Lions need to go all out or go homeFor some reason Dame Edna Everage sprang to mind in the wake of the British & Irish Lions’ less-than-marvellous display against the NSW Waratahs on S...
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The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Wallabies survive scare from surging Fiji at McDonald Jones Stadium in NewcastleOut stride the two teams, side by side, accompanied by mascots. The visitors are wearing white jerseys and black shorts, the hosts are wearing their First Nations jersey, which is predominatel...
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The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii offers a ‘no backward step’ mentality, says one World Cup winner, that will test the touring British & Irish LionsOffloads and intercepts. Tap-backs and flying leaps. Try-saving tackles and miracle balls. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s Wallabies deb...
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