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No Welsh players in a British and Irish Lions test team for the first time in 129 years

An important element in the great tradition of uniting players from Britain and Ireland to form the Lions will be missing Saturday when there's no Welshman in the test squad for the first time in 129 years.

Newsday · 8h

Tom Lynagh to start at flyhalf for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions

Tom Lynagh will start at flyhalf for Australia against the Lions on Saturday, 36 years after his father, Michael, faced the combined British and Irish team.

Planet Rugby on MSN · 2h

British and Irish Lions team: Five unluckiest players as ‘perfect impact man’ is a victim of injury-hit backline

Following the announcement of the British and Irish Lions squad to face the Wallabies in the first Test, we pick out the five unluckiest players to miss out.

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'I was always telling Irish players they need to go play Super Rugby'

“It’d be such an incredible experience because it’s just same-same for them in Ireland. If you grow up in Ulster, you just ...

Rugby Unions tips: British & Irish Lions Tour series preview and best bets

Jon Newcombe delivers his series preview for the British & Irish Lions Tour, with three recommended bets in his first staking ...

Brumbies brothers eye another famous Lions upset

The Lonergan brothers will look to help the ACT Brumbies pull off another improbable win over the British & Irish Lions on ...

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Ireland scores 106 against Portugal in record-breaking rugby match

After watching the Ireland rugby team he's nursing thrash Portugal by a record 106-7 on Saturday, the stand-in coach admitted he felt sorry for the home side. The 16-try victory surpassed the 83-3, 13 ...

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Irish Rugby: Players' body 'immensely disappointed' as men's sevens ...

Rugby Players Ireland chief executive Simon Keogh says the organisation is "immensely disappointed" by the decision to cut the Ireland men's sevens team.

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Two Australian-born players named for British and Irish Lions squad

England's Maro Itoje said it was a 'tremendous honour' to be named captain of the British and Irish Lions rugby union team on their upcoming tour of Australia as the squad was announced Thursday ...

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Beirne and Dalton claim top prizes at awards ceremony - RTÉ

Tadhg Beirne and Aoife Dalton were the big winners at the Rugby Player Ireland awards, claiming the men's and women's top prizes, respectively.

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