This coming Wednesday (19th April) the 2017 British and Irish Lions Squad, as ultimately chosen by the man above, will finally be unveiled. After months of speculation, pub debate, and the frantic crossing out of names on the back of beer mats, we’ll finally know which men will be traveling to New Zealand for the…
Here’s a question: how’s the 2016 Six Nations been for you so far? A silly one to ask you may think. The obvious answer being, “Great if you’re English, good if you’re Welsh, OK if you’re French and pretty rubbish if you’re from the other three countries”. But that’s not necessarily so… The 2016 edition…
On Tuesday, the 2013 pride of Lions lost a little bit of their bite. Before the tour began, Captain Sam Warburton had declared his intention for the squad to win every match they played. A brave and bold call it may have been, but it was an aim that seemed increasingly plausible with every convincing…
An old secondary school teacher of mine had a saying that he was fond of using – “Everything happens for a reason”. I’ve never been so sure about this particular statement, mainly because it sounds too much to me like ‘fate’ and I’ve always disliked the idea that we are helpless to change or alter…
With the eagerly-awaited announcement of the 2013 British & Irish Lions squad taking place tomorrow, this week’s blog makes a valiant (but probably foolhardy) attempt to predict the 37 faces that will be displayed behind Warren Gatland’s Sontaran-like head (thanks to the souped-up Graphics Department of Sky Sports) come Tuesday 30th April. The fixtures of…
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