'Made for playing that stage': The South African the Lions couldn't afford to ignore
It was only last October when Duhan van der Merwe became eligible for Scotland but the South African's try-scoring has made him a …
A seasoned rugby journalist, Liam hails from Limerick and has covered World Cups, Lions tours, Six Nations Championships and European Cup campaigns since 2000. He became a content editor at RugbyPass in 2019 after joining from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday in Ireland.
It was only last October when Duhan van der Merwe became eligible for Scotland but the South African's try-scoring has made him a …
Warren Gatland's Lions are due to assemble next month in Jersey, the Channel Island where gunboats patrolled this week's fishing p…
England forwards Kyle Sinckler and Billy Vunipola were two of the headline omissions when Warren Gatland announced his 2021 Lions …
Ireland's Johnny Sexton has recently been nursing concussion but Warren Gatland has insisted this isn't why the veteran didn't mak…
You have to back to March 2018 to find the last time Sam Simmonds played for England but this ongoing omission didn't dent his Lio…
Having only made his first Ireland start for 18 months in March, a Lions call was the furthest thing from the mind of Leinster's J…
Criticism from ex-players not as good as him was seemingly pivotal in propelling expected Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones back to his…
Adam Jones, who hopes some Harlequins players hear good Lions news on Thursday, has recalled the awkwardness of his 2009 selection…
Exeter had just one Lions squad pick in 2017 but the Sandy Park expectation is for this number to be greater when the 2021 squad i…
Ex-Lions skippers Brian O'Driscoll and Sam Warburton were left incensed by the alleged foul play of Toulouse skipper Julien Marcha…
A second torn ACL looked to have ended the pro sports career of Lloyd Greeff but the ex-Junior Springboks wing is now chasing an N…
The decision to send a rookie tighthead out on a Championship loan has resulted in Worcester bringing in ex-Wales player Scott And…
Four players unwanted by Eddie Jones' England, including Harlequins' Marcus Smith, are said to be in contention for Lions squad se…
Head-to-head stats for every position following the Six Nations have been compared and they suggest Finn Russell might be a risky …
26-year-old Springboks lock RG Snyman has been out of action since rupturing his ACL just seven minutes into his Munster debut las…
Nemani Nadolo's English-qualified cousin Duane Ratu Willemsen was trying to make it in NRL before signing for Northampton last mon…
It was a break by Jonathan Joseph that tempted Joe Launchbury into making the tackle that ruptured his ACL and ruined his Lions dr…
Here are the Saracens player ratings from Nottingham on Saturday, just days before Warren Gatland unveils his 2021 Lions tour pick…
Toulouse skipper Julien Marchand escaped a likely red card during his team's victory in Saturday's all-French Champions Cup semi-f…
Wasps lost Joe Launchbury to an ACL last Sunday but that hasn't prevented them from allowing Levi Douglas to link up with French c…