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Rugby

July
July 2025
As it happened
Australia v British & Irish Lions, second Test
Updated 26 Jul
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Irish Abroad
'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.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Melbourne
26 Jul
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Showdown
Farrell's Lions look to clinch the series against wounded Wallabies
26 Jul
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let's get down to quizness
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Time to test yourself on the last seven days of sport.
25 Jul
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PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly
The Second Test, union's battle in OZ, and what it's like to interview Sky's commentary team
On the Line
'We're expecting a war' - Martin Johnson hands out Lions jerseys
25 Jul
4.7k
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Commentary
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.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Melbourne
25 Jul
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earning his stripes
How days as a Leicester Tiger helped shape Ireland coach Scott Bemand
25 Jul
1.2k
Loosehead
Porter's pride, family in Oz, prop friend, and cut ears
24 Jul
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Impact
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.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Melbourne
24 Jul
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8
Wallabies
'We don't want to be nice. We don't want to be submissive' - Schmidt
24 Jul
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Selfless
'A measure of the man' - Ringrose ruled himself out of Lions Test start
24 Jul
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Team news
Aki, Porter, and Chessum start for the Lions in second Test
Joe McCarthy misses out due to his foot injury.
24 Jul
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28
New threads
Here are the jerseys Ireland will wear at the Women's Rugby World Cup
23 Jul
4.4k
3
rugby championship
Springboks omit Mapimpi and De Klerk for Wallabies Tests
23 Jul
3.6k
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Honour
Clarkson's 3am text, Italian ancestry, and his Lions debut
23 Jul
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14
Tourists
The Lions can't win in some people's eyes but they're still a beast
23 Jul
3.6k
12
Blues Brothers
'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.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Australia
22 Jul
10.7k
3
Waiting Game
Ringrose shows class on Lions return in front of his family
22 Jul
3.7k
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decisions
Farrell to make final selection calls for 'biggest game of our lives'
22 Jul
3.1k
18
In Contention
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.
Gavan Casey
22 Jul
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experience
Farrell stakes Test claim as spirited FNP put Lions to the collar
22 Jul
1.7k
PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
The tourists survive a scare vs First Nations & Pasifika XV
Big impression
Lions survive a scare from brilliant First Nations & Pasifika XV
Toutai Kefu’s men took the fight to Andy Farrell’s Lions in Melbourne.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Marvel Stadium
22 Jul
4.4k
23
Liveblog
First Nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions, Australia tour 2025
22 Jul
25.8k
29
Churchie
15-year-olds with agents, the 150kg prop, and Churchie rugby
Anglican Church Grammar School is one of Australia’s leading rugby schools.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Australia
22 Jul
3.1k
The call Jamie Osborne got from Andy Farrell in a Lisbon taxi
21 Jul
4.3k
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PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
First Test analysis, second Test selection calls, and the Wallabies' underperformance
James Tracy, Bernard Jackman and, a little bit later on, Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to discuss the Lions’ comprehensive first victory over the Wallabies.
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Appointment
Jono Gibbes replaces Clayton McMillan as Chiefs head coach
21 Jul
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10
Rugby
Wales appoint Steve Tandy as new head coach
21 Jul
3.9k
8
Split The G
Second Test at the magnificent MCG looms for the Lions
Melbourne is a sports-crazy city where the AFL is king.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Melbourne
21 Jul
2.2k
Injury Update
Hansen 'on track' for second Test as Lions wait on McCarthy
21 Jul
4.7k
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Team news
Owen Farrell captains the Lions for final midweek game
21 Jul
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37
big game player
'Andy had a quiet word... I’m not going to lie, I felt the pressure'
20 Jul
7.8k
26
Analysis
Majestic Russell, Furlong's skills, and Curry's class
How the Lions raced into an insurmountable 19-point lead against the Wallabies.
Murray Kinsella
20 Jul
2.6k
6
Rugby
George Ford proud of his side as England complete tour clean sweep
20 Jul
3.1k
Ambition
'People say treat the World Cup like any other game, but I want it to feel different'
20 Jul
3.2k
Test Match Animal
'My mother was kayaking on the river, fair play to her'
20 Jul
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11
Worry
Joe McCarthy a doubt for second Test as Lions call up Brown
20 Jul
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24
summer tests
South Africa tune up for Rugby Championship defence with nine-try win over Georgia
19 Jul
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