British & Irish Lions

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.

Following the announcement of the British and Irish Lions’ coaching announcement for the upcoming tour to South Africa, Warren Gatland, Gregor Townsend, Steve Tandy and Robin McBryde discussed this summer's trip to face the Springboks.

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions skipper John Dawes has passed away at the age of 80 following a a period of ill health.

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has slammed the the British and Irish Lions' stance over the release of Premiership players for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

Steve Tandy, along with Gregor Townsend, will be part of Warren Gatland's coaching group for the Lions tour this summer and the Scottish contingent heading to South Africa is likely to grow.

Warren Gatland has urged for 'common sense' to prevail over releasing of Premiership players for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.

The British and Irish Lions boss has announced his backroom staff for this summer's tour of South Africa and it will be a new group of coaches tasked with defeating the world champions.

Earlier this week, the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was given the green light to go ahead despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The British and Irish Lions and South Africa Rugby have jointly announced that the series will take place as per the original schedule amid concerns over pandemic Covid-19.