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The latest twist in the Lions’ saga

The first ever tour of New Zealand still lies two years away, in September 2027. But current events in Australia highlight the difficulties of extending the women’s venture beyond that first visit. Let’s imagine it proving a rip-roaring success: huge crowds boost the Black Ferns to a runaway 3-0 victory over the much vaunted Lions,

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£3 million? Yes, please!

Lions’ Sponsors to the Rescue It’s a curious twist that new funding for the four home Six Nations teams should come from the sponsors of the coming Lions’ 2007 tour to New Zealand. £3 million is on offer to all four, though the statement outlines only what the three Celtic nations plan to use it

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Source: British and Irish Lions

Heads on the Block

A Reaction to a Lions Pick The Good, the Scaz and the Rugby, aka Emily Scarratt and Mo Hunt, (Elma Smit was absent), were brave enough to place their heads on the chopping block and announce their choice of a XV to start a Lions’ match. Source: (www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zlkKWXyUWA). I add my reactions. Preliminaries They hedged

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