British & Irish Lions

The absence of overseas fans during the British and Irish Lions’ tour to South Africa is a significant setback, but as a travel destination, the country doesn’t want to be forgotten about.

Specialist rugby brand Canterbury has today revealed the full collection of kit for the British & Irish Lions which the team will take with them on the tour to South Africa.

World Champions South Africa will be taking on Georgia in a two-match Test series in July ahead of their series against the British and Irish Lions.

There were plenty of surprises in Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions 37-man squad, but selecting Alun Wyn Jones as his captain was far less of a revelation and one which could galvanise the tourists in South Africa.

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has stated that Johnny Sexton’s “durability” was a key factor in leaving him out of the 37-man squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

The centre's inclusion in the British and Irish Lions squad is just reward for his improvements in a Scotland jersey.

Now the dust is slowly starting to settle on the 37-man squad which Warren Gatland has selected for the British and Irish Lions tour, Joe Harvey and Chris Heal dissected the key decisions on Instagram Live.

Memories of a brutal series in 2009 against South Africa is an underlying theme in the 37-man squad named by Warren Gatland on Thursday + Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones on why he won't be the only leader against the world champions.

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has unveiled a 37-man squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, with Exeter's Sam Simmonds included whilst big names such as Johnny Sexton and Billy Vunipola miss out.

Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones is among the top contenders to lead the British and Irish Lions for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

To discuss the British and Irish Lions squad announcement which takes place on Thursday, TRU were joined by the Daily Mail's Will Kelleher to discuss the captaincy and who might be the 'bolters' heading to South Africa,

The British and Irish Lions is often seen as the pinnacle of the game, but given the challenges which Covid-19 has thrown up, James Haskell feels the upcoming tour to South Africa won't carry the same sparkle.

Warren Gatland names his squad on Thursday to take on the Springboks, but first, Gary Heatly rounds off TRU's selections.

With Warren Gatland’s British and Irish Lions squad being announced on Thursday, it is Chris Heal's turn to pick his 36-man party to take to South Africa.

With the squad for the British and Irish Lions announced on Thursday, TRU’s Joe Harvey has put together his 36-man squad for the Tour to South Africa.

England scrum-half Ben Youngs has made himself unavailable for selection for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa due to family reasons.

The British and Irish Lions warm-up match against Japan clashes with the Premiership final, but now players will be released at the conclusion of their domestic commitments and for any training camp ahead of that fixture.

Sam Warburton has called for common sense to prevail as Premiership Rugby threaten not to release all of its players until after the British and Irish Lions' warm-up fixture against Japan on June 26th.

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph insisted that they will be having a warm-up game domestically before heading to Murrayfield Stadium to take on British and Irish Lions on 26th June.

Following the British and Irish Lions coaching announcement on Tuesday morning, TRU’s Joe Harvey has written his thoughts as to how he thinks Warren Gatland’s Lions will shape-up for the tour to South Africa.