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Lions

# lions - Tuesday 21 May, 2013

Your ‘Lions Captain And 2 All-Ireland Football Winners’ Pic Of The Day

Sports stars from different codes met up in Carton House today.

# lions - Monday 20 May, 2013

Racing will get their money’s worth out of ROG – O’Connell

The Munster, Ireland and Lions lock says Munster will be a strange place without Ronan O’Gara around.

Pssst! Just between us, The Lions are in town

Check out the rims that Warren G and the boys brought over.

Kicking king: ‘Life just gets better and better’ for Jonny Wilkinson

The English number 10 says this Heineken Cup victory has in many ways eclipsed his World Cup win.

# lions - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

Cutting it tight: Bowe eager for involvement before Lions Tests

The Ulster wing is grateful for the confidence Warren Gatland has shown in him.

# lions - Thursday 2 May, 2013

Kieran Marmion ready for Test chance on Ireland summer tour

The Connacht scrumhalf is hoping to be get the international call from interim coach Les Kiss,

# lions - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

Gatland reveals Jonny Wilkinson turned down Lions Tour offer

A commitment to his club, Toulon, and fitness concerns saw the Englishman step back from the selection picture.

# lions - Monday 29 April, 2013

# lions - Sunday 21 April, 2013

O’Driscoll for Lions captain but he may not play each Test – Lewis Moody

The former England and lions flanker believes Paul O’Connell’s return has provided a leadership boost.

# lions - Friday 19 April, 2013

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Jason Robinson: Exceptional Kearney should start as Lions fullback

There is still hope for Wales’ Leigh Halfpenny though.

Odds of Sam Warburton landing Lions captaincy slashed by bookmakers

Will Warren Gatland ignore the Irish candidates for the big job?

# lions - Sunday 14 April, 2013

More of the same from try-scoring Bowe and he’ll be a Lion this summer

‘He will hopefully do enough to convince Warren Gatland he warrants a seat on the plane,” said the Ulster coach Mark Anscombe.

# lions - Friday 12 April, 2013

‘No doubt about it, Paul O’Connell is going on the Lions Tour’ – Shane Byrne

The former Ireland and Lions hooker believes the touring squad will be dominated by Welshmen.

# lions - Monday 8 April, 2013

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POLL: Did Paul O’Connell play himself onto the Lions plane to Oz?

Warren Gatland was at The Stoop on Sunday to witness a tour-de-force.

# lions - Monday 1 April, 2013

1972, the year ‘The Troubles’ wrecked Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes

Ireland and Lions flanker Fergus Slattery reflects on politics and sports mixing to ill-effect.

# lions - Saturday 30 March, 2013

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# lions - Friday 29 March, 2013

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Schmidt for Ireland coach and 6 other things we learned from #AskKeith

Former Ireland hooker Keith Wood also believes Paul O’Connell and Simon Zebo will make the Lions tour.

# lions - Thursday 28 March, 2013

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale steps away from rugby ‘indefinitely’ after brawl

The Australia fullback is not preparing ideally for the arrival of the British and Irish Lions.

# lions - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

‘Hopefully I’ll be able to drive on’ – Zebo desperate to make Heineken Cup deadline

The Munster winger revealed he will learn his fate after a contact session ‘next Monday or Tuesday’.

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Legend Richard Hill wants Brian O’Driscoll to captain Lions in Australia

The former English flanker has named seven Irish players in his preferred XV.

# lions - Friday 22 March, 2013

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The votes are in: Leigh Halfpenny claims 6 Nations award

The Welsh full back is your player of the tournament.

# lions - Thursday 21 March, 2013

I didn’t wake up on Sunday, see them lose and capitalise on that – McKenzie on Ireland

The Australian revealed in a newspaper column, however, that he hopes to be in a new coaching job by August.

# lions - Tuesday 12 March, 2013

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In pics: Warren Gatland turns up at Ireland training session

The Lions coach watched on as Brian O’Driscoll and co prepared for their upcoming encounter with Italy.

# lions - Saturday 9 March, 2013

Boost for Lions as Pocock ruled out of summer series

The formidable openside flanker suffered knee ligament damage this morning.

# lions - Monday 4 March, 2013

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‘There comes a time when you don’t match up to international standard’ – WJ McBride

The Ireland and Lions legend feels O’Gara’s time is up.

# lions - Friday 1 March, 2013

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VIDEO: ‘O’Driscoll’s tries these days are more from 2 yards than 70′

Former England Lions centre Jeremy Guscott believes the Irishman may be again paired with Jamie Roberts in Australia this summer.

# lions - Tuesday 26 February, 2013

Only two Irish players make the 6 Nations Lions Team of the Week

Sean O’Brien and Luke Marshall were the only members of Declan Kidney’s side to make the cut.

# lions - Monday 25 February, 2013

6 Nations: Team of the Week

If you are expecting to see any Irish names, you are in for a long wait.

# lions - Sunday 24 February, 2013

Hogg’s perfect chance to upstage future Lions teammate Kearney

Gavin Hastings feels the Glasgow back is one more good game away from securing a summer flight to Australia.

# lions - Thursday 21 February, 2013

Ferris set to be out for remainder of the season – reports

The Irish flanker has had some “minor issues” in his recovery from an ankle injury suffered in November.

# lions - Monday 18 February, 2013

Lions Test tickets sell out within minutes

The Australian Rugby Union said that general public ticket allocations for all three games were “drained” within minutes of going on public sale.

# lions - Thursday 14 February, 2013

Opinion: Time for Earls to hang up centre dream and get real on the wing

It’s not about what your country can do for you Keith, it’s about what you can do for your country.

# lions - Wednesday 13 February, 2013

Warren Gatland insists there’s no Lions limit on England players

“I am extremely disappointed that anybody should try to misinterpret what I said.”

# lions - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

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Confirmed: Lions rugby tickets to go on general sale this Sunday

Get online this weekend and you could be joining Jonny, Jamie, Brian and Cian in Australia.

# lions - Friday 8 February, 2013

# lions - Wednesday 6 February, 2013

Lions team of the week, according to the official Wallabies website

Ireland and England dominate the projected starting XV for the First Test against Australia.

# lions - Thursday 24 January, 2013

Denis Hickie: ‘Very good chance of O’Driscoll making Lions tour and outside bet for captain’

The former Leinster and Ireland winger feels the inspirational centre may make it to Australia.

# lions - Thursday 17 January, 2013

‘France move not about the money, could improve Jonathan Sexton’

‘A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do’, says France-bound Jamie Roberts.

# lions - Sunday 13 January, 2013

So Ryan Jones, what are your 6 Nations chances looking like?

More good (schadenfreude) news for Ireland as the Welsh flanker dislocated his thumb today.

# lions - Monday 7 January, 2013

Scotland stalwart Blair retires from internationals

The scrum-half was capped 85 times for his country and was captain of the side on 14 occasions.

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