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Rugby

Last week
27th July 2025 - 2nd August 2025
Ringrose ruled out of last Test but Hansen and McCarthy return
Wallabies prop Alaalatoa ruled out of final Lions Test
How the Lions won an epic, and should Wallabies feel aggrieved by 'the incident'
'Garry deserved to play. He would have been unbelievable'
Lions sober up in Sydney as Aussie anger over 'the incident' continues
'Win by will' - The powerful video Katie Taylor sent to the Lions
Dan Sheehan's very clever and somewhat confusing try
The Lions hooker cleared two Wallabies tacklers as he dove to score.
Maro Itoje has cemented his place as a Lions legend
Last month
July 2025
Wallabies' quality makes this all the sweeter for Farrell's Lions
The Lions celebrated with a singsong at the MCG in Melbourne.
'It’s a bit surreal, it was a class moment' - Lions winner Keenan
Schmidt slams late decision but Farrell says it was 'brilliant clearout'
The Lions player ratings from a scintillating, series-sealing second Test in Melbourne
Hugo Keenan was already one of the standout performers before becoming the ultimate hero for the tourists.
Post-match pod: Lions seal the series with late try by Hugo Keenan
Schmidt's Wallabies were transformed, but so was the Lions bench
Keenan's last-gasp try seals the series for the Lions at the MCG
Andy Farrell’s men won it at the death at a packed MCG.
Australia v British & Irish Lions, second Test
'Coming from Munster, it's all you want to do. It's such a proud club'
27-year-old Alex McHenry is now living and playing in Melbourne.
Farrell's Lions look to clinch the series against wounded Wallabies
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The Second Test, union's battle in OZ, and what it's like to interview Sky's commentary team
'We're expecting a war' - Martin Johnson hands out Lions jerseys
How the dream team of ROG, Biggar, Harrison, and Warburton works
Sky Sports’ commentary team have been one of the big highlights of the Lions tour.
How days as a Leicester Tiger helped shape Ireland coach Scott Bemand
Porter's pride, family in Oz, prop friend, and cut ears
9 Irish starters for the Lions could well have been 11 but for injury
Andy Farrell has beefed up his bench for the second Wallabies Test.
'We don't want to be nice. We don't want to be submissive' - Schmidt
'A measure of the man' - Ringrose ruled himself out of Lions Test start
Aki, Porter, and Chessum start for the Lions in second Test
Joe McCarthy misses out due to his foot injury.
Here are the jerseys Ireland will wear at the Women's Rugby World Cup
Springboks omit Mapimpi and De Klerk for Wallabies Tests
Clarkson's 3am text, Italian ancestry, and his Lions debut
The Lions can't win in some people's eyes but they're still a beast
'I'd only been there a day and Johnny Sexton was calling me'
Joe Tomane met up with some old Leinster team-mates in Brisbane.
Ringrose shows class on Lions return in front of his family
Farrell to make final selection calls for 'biggest game of our lives'
5 players from today's victory who could feature in the Lions' Test 23 on Saturday
A messy, narrow win over the First Nations & Pasifika XV will still have been instructive for Andy Farrell.
Farrell stakes Test claim as spirited FNP put Lions to the collar
The tourists survive a scare vs First Nations & Pasifika XV
Lions survive a scare from brilliant First Nations & Pasifika XV
Toutai Kefu’s men took the fight to Andy Farrell’s Lions in Melbourne.
First Nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions, Australia tour 2025