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The Latest Breaking News from The British Irish Lions

World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career

The Red Roses World Cup winner Abby Dow – ‘the best right winger in world rugby’, according to the head coach, John Mitchell – has announced her retirement from professional rugby

The Guardian - UK

Rugby world rallies round former England captain Lewis Moody after MND diagnosis

Former World Cup winner, 47, tells the BBC he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease

The Guardian - UK

Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’?

The Guardian - UK

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Nic White called on to inspire Australia for third Lions Test in Sydney

Retiring scrum-half will play his final match in the No 9 jersey while Dylan Pietsch and Taniela Tupou are named as injury replacements

The Guardian - AU

‘It wouldn’t feel the same’: Itoje plays down calls for future Lions tour to France

The Lions captain, Maro Itoje, believes the quadrennial rota should not be tampered with amid speculation of a future tour to France

The Guardian - UK

Calls for more respect for referees after Wallabies’ uproar in second Lions Test

World Rugby has called for greater respect to be shown towards match officials following the furore over the pivotal late call in the second Test

The Guardian - AU

Australia 26-29 British & Irish Lions: second Test – as it happened

A gripping second Test and series was won by the last play of the match in Melbourne as the Lions roared back

The Guardian - UK

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Wallabies boosted by returning Rob Valetini and Will Skelton for second Lions Test

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has recalled the hulking forwards to add much-needed muscle for the must-win second Test at the MCG

The Guardian - AU

Welsh wipeout in Lions squad for first time since 1896 reflects sorry decline

There will not be a Welsh player in the Lions’ match-day squad for the first time since the 19th century

The Guardian - UK

Wallabies call on Nick Champion de Crespigny for surprise debut in Lions opener

Injuries to Rob Valetini and Langi Gleeson make way for 29-year-old flanker, while No 8 Harry Wilson retains captaincy

The Guardian - AU

Five areas where the Australia v Lions Test series will be won and lost

Selection, discipline, kicking, aerial dominance and individual brilliance will all be key in the next few weeks

The Guardian - UK

Lions face new injury blow with Mack Hansen expected to miss first Australia Test

Wing in doubt after missing training due to a foot issue while coach Andy Farrell has privately picked side to face the Wallabies on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Lions Tour odds: British & Irish Lions odds for 2025 Australia series

Find the latest Lions Tour odds for the Test series against Australia, which begins on July 19

The Independent UK

James O’Connor is the experienced general the Wallabies need to face the Lions

Coach Joe Schmidt will hope the veteran fly-half can re-enter the fray and calm the mild panic brought on by Noah Lolesio’s season-ending injury

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The Guardian - UK

Lions name strong side for Brumbies game but Farrell leaves ‘wriggle room’ for first Test

Andy Farrell has picked his strongest British & Irish Lions combination so far but warned: ‘Players can play themselves in and play themselves out’

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies score late to snatch win against surging Fiji as Lions await

Harry Wilson scored in the 79th minute to secure a 21-18 victory in Newcastle, burying the demons of 2023 World Cup defeat

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British Lions hit straps to sprint past plucky Reds

The Reds threatened a massive boilover before the British & Irish Lions found their feet for a 52-12 win at a packed Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

The Guardian - UK

Test run-in starts as Lions kickstart journey on Fury Road against Western Force

Playing five matches in 15 days across 5,700km makes Saturday’s opener in Perth more significant than it might first appear

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The Guardian - UK

The 2025 Next Gen Wallabies sense Farrell’s Lions are there for the taking

Australia coach Joe Schmidt has lifted team from lowest ebb and made a country feel it can win again

The Guardian - UK

British & Irish Lions calm fears over Tadhg Furlong’s fitness for Australia tour

The British & Irish Lions have revealed Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong, and others involved in the URC and Premiership finals, may face Argentina next week

The Guardian - UK

The Breakdown’s Premiership team of the 2024-25 season

Gloucester’s silky backs and Bath’s fearsome forwards feature heavily among our best players of the year

The Independent UK

Inside the British and Irish Lions ‘first day of school’

Andy Farrell’s chosen 38 assembled for the first time at a Richmond hotel to begin their preparations for the tour of Australia

The Guardian - UK

Farrell plays the O2 Arena but Lions squad reveal slips up by ripping off fans

Staging a live event is not such a bad idea but it should not have been used as an opportunity to gouge more money out of loyal followers

The Guardian - UK

Just for kicks, the top 10 rugby union sharp shooters of the past 30 years

As the season finale draws near, we nominate 10 goal-kickers you can count on when the pressure cranks up

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Sexton makes surprise move to join Andy Farrell’s Lions coaching staff

Johnny Sexton has been added to the British & Irish Lions coaching staff which raises intrigue over the fly-half selection debate

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