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EUROPEAN SHOWS PRESENT AUDITION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LIONS TOUR 2021

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The action kicks off in Bristol under the lights on Friday night when the Bears welcome Bordeaux-Begles at Ashton Gate for a chance to contest the Challenge Cup masterpiece. A highly successful double Champions Cup title then heads the headlines on Saturday when reigning champions Saracens take on Racing 92 before Exeter Chiefs take on Toulouse. Rugby enthusiasts can book British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. The Leicester Tigers will close out the Anglo-French drama against Toulon at the Stade Félix Mayol later that day as Steve Borthwick's men compete for a spot in the Challenge Cup final. And there will be a large contingent of British and Irish Lions, along with those who have ambitions to be on the plane to South Africa next year, participating in all four games. THE PENULTIMAL DANCE OF THE SARACENES As the Saracens prepare for a season in the Championship, the Men in Black are treating the defense of their European crown as the l...

Leonard: Lions have to match the Boks physicality

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British & Irish Lions President Jason Leonard shares his thoughts on the upcoming South Africa tour in 2021. Rugby enthusiasts can book British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. What is your best memory of the Lions? It's a really strange thing to explain. I am a very proud English. So I know what it meant to me when I put on an England jersey. British and Irish Lions are different. You are the best of all, from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It is never an easy start to a Lions tour. You have spent the last four years kicking each other and you have to put those differences aside. I will always remember one of the coaches, Sir Ian McGeechan, saying that you leave your nationality at the door. It is not English, Irish or Scottish, it is a British and Irish lion. You don't sit in small groups. We are all in this together. That really resonated with me. What is the biggest challenge for a Lions team? One of the biggest probl...

MONYE: "THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS IS THE MOST EXCLUSIVE RUGBY CLUB IN WORLD"

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Monye was selected for his first and only Tour the last time the Lions visited South Africa 11 years ago despite having only a handful of matches for England on their behalf at the time. Rugby fans can book Springboks Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. He scored four attempts in three starts in warm-up matches and was rewarded with a spot on the wing for the series-opening tryout against the world champions in Durban. And Monye recalls feeling a whirlwind of emotions as he sat in the room he shared with fellow debutante Jamie Roberts after discovering they had been named in the initial XV. You're excited, but he's completely contained, he explained. I remember when the teams were named and the jerseys handed out, there was a wave of applause and that's it. There were more disappointed people in the room than jubilant guys who were selected, it's a great team and obviously only 15 of you can start. I think it is imp...

LIONS WATCH: ITOJE LEADS FROM FRONT & NOWELL WEAVES HIS MAGIC

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The action started on Friday night as Bristol Bears brushed aside Dragons in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a scintillating display from the hosts at Ashton Gate. Rugby fans can book Springboks Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Saracens then produced a stunning display to end Leinster’s undefeated season in a rematch of last season’s Champions Cup final, with the visitors winning 25-17 in Dublin. Meanwhile, Edinburgh and Scarlets were knocked out by French Top 14 outfits Bordeaux Begles and Toulon, respectively, while Ulster suffered a similar fate against Toulouse. The weekend’s action concluded with an all-English battle at Sandy Park, where Exeter Chiefs stormed into the Champions Cup semi-finals with victory over Northampton Saints. ITOJE INTENSITY ROCKS LEINSTER The meeting between reigning champions Saracens and last year’s beaten finalists Leinster at the Aviva Stadium was always marked out as the game of the week...

Former British & Irish Lions star to the join Wallabies coaching staff

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Former British and Irish Lion's blocker and current Melbourne assistant Geoff Parling has been named the Wallabies' forward coach for 2020 after Dan McKellar retired. Rugby enthusiasts can book Springboks Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Parling played for the Rebels in 2018 and has made a successful transition to training, designing Melbourne's lineout for the past two years. In Super Rugby AU, the Rebels had the best success in the lineout with 88%, ahead of the Brumbies and Waratahs, both with 83%. Brumbies coach McKellar was the Wallabies' first target, but he told Dave Rennie that he wanted to continue working in Canberra this year after his assistant Peter Hewat chose to fill a position in Japan. Parling, 36, will join new Wallabies scrum coach Petrus du Plessis, attack coach Scott Wisemantel and defense coach Matt Taylor, and the Wallabies team will meet next week for the first time. This year. Melbourne s...

Jones wants England to break British & Irish Lions call-ups record

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England coach Eddie Jones is hopeful that more than 20 of his national team players will be called up to the British and Irish Lions squad for the South Africa tour in 2021. Rugby enthusiasts can book Cell C Sharks Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. JONES WANTS ENGLAND TO BREAK THE LIONS CALL RECORD Jones hopes his England team can get hold of the delayed 2020 Six Nations and 2021 edition to justify such dominance from the Lions group. "I want to see a record, I want our team to be by far the dominant force in the Lions, Jones said in quotes published by The Guardian. I hope I am over 20, but that will be a consequence of them playing well for England." The veteran coach expects the crowded 2020/2021 season to present challenges on the player's fitness front but said he hoped his players would be in the best possible condition under the circumstances. "Circumstances dictate that it is a difficult season, but I...

IPL 2020: BKT Tires declares collaboration with 6 franchises

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  Balkrishna Industries Ltd has been supporting Indian sports. Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT Tires), the Indian multinational group and global player in the off-highway tire market, has announced that it will be sponsoring six teams. Indian Premier League fans can book  Ipl Tickets   on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Teams of Ipl Uae are   Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). "Cricket is a very popular sport in India. Everyone loves the game and we at BKT are unstoppable when it is about sport. We are pleased and excited to be a part of an event that is much followed in our home country," Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director of BKT, said. "We believe in sharing values such as resolution, fair play, persistence, and self-confidence as well as the awareness of one's limits. We are a keen supporter of several...

Springboks Kolbe eyes incredible Lions tour

  The Springboks' Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe said on Monday he wants to be a part of next year's incredible British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Kolbe, 26, is set to feature as the visitors return to the rainbow nation for the first time since the hosts' series victory 12 years ago. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. "I watched in 2009 and ever since I told myself I want to be a part of that," he said during a press conference. "Seeing the atmosphere, the way the stadiums were packed, the amount of time (that) is invested when the British and Irish Lions do come over, it's incredible. It's a team I want to be a part of and play in those three Tests." The Toulouse three-quarter, who won an Olympic Sevens bronze medal in 2016, was forced to choose between featuring at next year's Tokyo Games, which have been rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic or f...

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson reveals how he intends to help the British & Irish Lions

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Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has revealed that his potential involvement in next year's British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa may play a lesser role than many might have anticipated. Rugby enthusiasts can book South Africa Invitational Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Much has been made of the prospect of Robertson, who recently guided the Crusaders to a fourth straight title at the Super Rugby level, joining Chiefs boss Warren Gatland on his third tour in charge of the composite team. Speaking at the Country Sports Breakfast in Gold AM last week, Robertson said he asked Gatland about joining him on the tour and offered his services. "Once I missed the All Blacks job, I went up to Gats and asked if I could go on that tour," he said. “I thought, see if I can't get involved with the All Blacks, what is the most important, or actually greatest in itself, the Lions tour? I said 'look, I'd love ...