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No Welsh players in a British and Irish Lions test team for the first time in 129 years
For the first time in 129 years the British and Irish Lions have a picked a test team that doesn't contain a Welshman.
British and Irish Lions vs. Australia: Andy Farrell denies 'overconfidence'
British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has said there is no overconfidence from his side despite their status as ...
And then there were none... Welsh rugby reels from Lions blow
For the first time in more than 100 years, no Welshman will be involved when the British and Irish Lions play a Test match.
Tom Lynagh to start at flyhalf for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions
Tom Lynagh will start at flyhalf for Australia against the Lions on Saturday, 36 years after his father, Michael, faced the ...
The pivotal British & Irish Lions pick that could undo Australia in first Test
Andy Farrell has named his side for the first test in Brisbane (Getty Images) ...
Lions deserve credit for not bowing to pressure and picking token Welsh player
Of all the moments of reckoning for Welsh rugby since the last World Cup, few have been so bleak as the principality’s ...
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Lions wrestle with favourites tag as Wallabies mend and make do
BRISBANE, July 17 (Reuters) - The British & Irish Lions have rarely been as heavily favoured to win a test as they will be ...
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British and Irish Lions team: Five unluckiest players as ‘perfect impact man’ is a victim of injury-hit backline
"Perhaps the English star is a victim of the 5-3 bench split too, as Farrell wanted that extra option to cover what is an ...
British and Irish Lions: Tom Curry, Sione Tuipulotu start first Test vs Australia as Owen Farrell, Henry Pollock miss out on squad
Andy Farrell names British and Irish Lions squad to face Australia in first Test; Tom Curry, Sione Tuipulotu start; Owen ...
Finn Russell given the keys to the British and Irish Lions kingdom for Wallabies first Test
British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell will look to recreate Bath's success last season by handing Finn Russell the ...
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British and Irish Lions team: Five takeaways as Andy Farrell backs ‘reputation over form’ with ‘brutal omission’
"In terms of what he has produced on the field, it is a few steps below that of the outstanding Van der Flier and Morgan." ...
British and Irish Lions: Andy Farrell defends no Welshmen making Test XV for first time since 1896: 'Jac Morgan as close as it gets'
British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell spoke to media on Thursday, defending his decision to name Test XV without a Welshman for first time since 1896; watch first Australia vs Lions Test on ...