Lions cruise to victory over Combined Country
The Lions romped to a predictably emphatic success against comfortably their weakest Australia tour opponents as they ran in 10 tries at Hunter Stadium.
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Morohan gets call up to Aussie squad
Queensland Reds winger Luke Morahan has been called into the Australia squad for the Lions series.
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Gatland reflects on a mixed performance
Warren Gatland reflected on a mixed performance by the British and Irish Lions in their latest Australia tour match.
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Horwill to lead Australia against Lions
James Horwill was named skipper and Scott Sio became the fourth uncapped player to join the party when Australia coach Robbie Deans finalised his 31-man squad for the British and Irish Lions series on Sunday.
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Gatland happy with start to Lions tour
Warren Gatland has declared himself "very, very happy" with the opening phase of his British and Irish Lions squad's Australia tour.
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Deans remains unimpressed by Cooper
Australia coach Robbie Deans has stuck to his guns and will not select mercurial flyhalf Quade Cooper in his final Wallabies squad for the test series against the British and Irish Lions.
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Bowe could be back in a fortnight
Ireland star Tommy Bowe underwent surgery in Brisbane today - but the British and Irish Lions have not ruled him out of their future tour plans Down Under.
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Lions triumphant after pulsating clash with Reds
A Ben Youngs try and faultless kicking from Owen Farrell earned the Lions a 22-12 victory over Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium.
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Bowe's Lions tour may be over
Ireland star Tommy Bowe looks set to be ruled out of the Lions tour after suffering a suspected broken bone in his hand during victory over Queensland Reds.
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Prop problems for Lions as Jenkins ruled out
The Lions have suffered a second major injury blow inside 24 hours with news that prop Gethin Jenkins is out of the tour.
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Injury rules Healy out of Lions tour
Cian Healy has been forced to pull out of the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia due to an ankle ligament injury.
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Bowe starts against Queensland
Sam Warburton will make his tour bow when he captains the British and Irish Lions against Queensland Reds on Saturday, while Tommy Bowe also starts.
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Healy's hearing moved to Friday
Cian Healy's disciplinary hearing to answer a charge of 'biting' an opponent during the Lions' match against Western Force has been delayed until Friday.
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Cooper to face Lions on Saturday
Quade Cooper has been named in the Reds team for Saturday's clash against the Lions in Brisbane.
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Force criticised again over selection
Former Western Force coach Phil Blake believes the Western Australian outfit should be stripped of future matches against touring sides after fielding a reserve team to take on the British and Irish Lions yesterday.
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Four Irish try-scorers as Lions romp to victory
Jonathan Sexton, Brian O'Driscoll (2), Jamie Heaslip and Tommy Bowe all scored tries as the Lions beat Western Force 69-17, but Cian Healy was stretchered off.
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Gatland concerned about weak warm-up games
Warren Gatland admitted that the strength of Lions' opponents in the build-up to the first Test is a cause for concern.
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Australia hit back at Woodward 'contempt' claim
Australia has hit back at claims that the British and Irish Lions were being treated with "contempt" because of the selection of a weakened side to face them in their first match, saying the country had more playing depth than in tours past.
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Australia's Higginbotham out of Lions series
Australia loose forward Scott Higginbotham has been ruled out of action for the series against the British and Irish Lions and the rest of the year after dislocating his shoulder, Australia rugby have confirmed.
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Healy cited for alleged bite during Force game
British and Irish Lions prop Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan in today's match against Western Force.
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