Lions claim first blood after brilliant second-half fightback in Cape Town

Dan Biggar kicks 14 points as Warren Gatland’s side beat Springboks in first Test

Robbie Henshaw ‘mentally and emotionally ready’ for familiar battle

His clash with Damian de Allende brings a Leinster-Munster element to the first Test

Robbie Henshaw, Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan named in starting Lions team

Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray among replacements for first Test against Springboks

Three Irish players in leaked British and Irish Lions team

Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray set to be among replacements

Plenty for Warren Gatland to mull as Lions prepare for Springboks test

Tourists look set to spend the rest of summer in Cape Town as the Test series looms large

Alun Wyn Jones looks set to lead Lions in first Test against South Africa

Wales secondrow set for game time off the bench against the Stormers on Saturday

Jack Conan: ‘We’re definitely making the most of a strange situation’

Ireland number eight taking nothing for granted as he gets set for third Saturday start

Marcus Smith named at 10 in Lions XV for clash with Stormers

There are four Irish players in the starting team, with Robbie Henshaw at inside centre

Lions get a rude awakening as South Africa A hand out a bruising defeat

Yet again Warren Gatland’s side struggled resourcing their own ball at the breakdown

Lions pile on the points against the Sharks after Jaden Hendrikse red card

Tadhg Beirne, Jamie George and Anthony Watson each score two tries in victory

Lions get things in order on the pitch after chaotic build-up to Sharks game

Josh Adams and Duhan van der Merwe score hat-tricks in big win in Johannesburg

Four-try Josh Adams inspires Lions to first win in South Africa

Warren Gatland’s tourists bring up the half century against Sigma Lions at Ellis Park

‘Job done’ - Mark McCall celebrates Saracens’ Premiership return

It’s been a long 18-20 months and we’ve looked forward to this day.

Lions Tour pen pics: A look at Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad

Party to tour South Africa consists of 16 backs and 21 forwards

What should Gatland do? Our rugby writers pick their Lions squads

It’s nearly decision time for the Lions coach - who should make the South Africa tour?

Robbie Henshaw has ownership of 12 and 13 jersey but can only wear one . . .

He’s a more valuable asset than someone fated to truck up ball into a heavy body count

Ireland v England: Key head to head battles

John O’Sullivan looks at three of the key battles that’ll decide this Six Nations clash

Six Nations Miscellany: Jacob takes stock and decides to shed a few kilos

Conan back under starter’s orders . . . Daly the ‘world-class’ centre . . . Stats don’t stack up

England look to hold all the cards for final day showdown with Ireland

Eddie Jones’s side comes to Dublin looking to make it five wins in a row against Ireland

England crush French Grand Slam dream at Twickenham

Eddie Jones confident his side can improve again against Ireland next weekend

Max Malins ousts Elliot Daly to make first England start at fullback

Eddie Jones makes three changes for Saturday’s clash against France at Twickenham

Several Saracens players believed to have get-out promotion clause

Shock defeat by Cornish Pirates a sobering start to life for Saracens in the Championship

Mako Vunipola set to feature against Italy after long injury lay-off

English prop has been sidelined since November with a calf and achilles injury

Matt Williams: The Irish backs’ alignment is too wide and too flat

Ireland are repeatedly ignoring the essential lessons inside the gain line theory

Six Nations 2021: Could Finn Russell inspire a Scottish challenge?

Return of outhalf a big boost as Townsend’s side look to break through glass ceiling

Blunt Ireland’s lack of variety fails to penetrate England defence

Ireland’s second-half victory a silver lining in their defeat to Eddie Jones’s formidable side

Ireland avoid a whitewash but white wall proves a tough nut to crack

England’s brilliant defensive performance secures fourth straight win over Ireland

Twickenham test likely to prove a little too severe again for Ireland

Improved performance from February defeat could prove vital come next year’s Six Nations

Ross Byrne ready to steer the ship for Ireland against England

Leinster outhalf vying with former English youth rival Billy Burns for the 10 jersey

Exeter secondrow Jonny Hill named in England team

Eddie Jones has named his XV to face Italy in Saturday’s final round of the Six Nations

Eddie Jones says he can’t guarantee England players will follow Covid-19 rules

‘I can’t sit here and tell you 100 per cent we’re going to be perfect. But our intention is to be’

Uncapped Wasps duo Willis and Umaga earn England call-ups

George Ford is a major absentee for Eddie Jones ahead of Saturday’s trip to Italy

Leo Cullen: Leinster were ‘spooked’by Saracens’ fast start

‘They have a power element to their team and their game and we couldn’t do enough’

Saracens deliver the brutal blueprint on how to beat Leinster

Mako Vunipola immense at scrum time as visitors harrass and hound in the back field

Maro Itoje proves he has no peer in the northern hemisphere

Death by a thousand turnovers destroys invincible season at first meaningful hurdle

Saracens’ emphatic opening salvo enough to keep Leinster at bay

Province leave themselves too much to do as they are dumped out of Champions Cup

Leo Cullen says ‘fresh energy’ behind big Leinster selection calls

Seán Cronin starts at hooker while Josh van der Flier is on the bench for Saracens game

Alex Goode unfazed by task of stepping into Owen Farrell’s Saracens shoes

‘It’s a huge game, a huge challenge for us to go over to Ireland as underdogs’

Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months

Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents

The Offload: All eyes turn to testing time in Munster

‘Risky’ rugby hacks sidelined for annual Lansdowne dance; British and Irish Lions

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