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Rugby - Last year 2025

'Just over 54Gs of direct force went through his neck' - Schmidt
# Newton’s Third Law
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# Newton’s Third Law

'Just over 54Gs of direct force went through his neck' - Schmidt

Jul 31st 2025, 7:28 AM 8,035 Views 46 Comments

Moloney-MacDonald: 'We want to leave a legacy from this World Cup'
# Aiming High
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# Aiming High

Moloney-MacDonald: 'We want to leave a legacy from this World Cup'

Jul 31st 2025, 6:45 AM 888 Views 0 Comments

Ryan and Kinghorn start as Farrell's Lions go with 6/2 bench
# Selection
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# Selection

Ryan and Kinghorn start as Farrell's Lions go with 6/2 bench

Jul 31st 2025, 6:30 AM 7,813 Views 77 Comments

Schmidt's Wallabies make four changes for final Lions Test
# Team News
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# Team News

Schmidt's Wallabies make four changes for final Lions Test

Jul 31st 2025, 5:30 AM 3,266 Views 4 Comments

'Tadhg was like, 'How many times have we been sitting on this bench?''
# Winner
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# Winner

'Tadhg was like, 'How many times have we been sitting on this bench?''

Jul 30th 2025, 7:15 PM 7,458 Views 3 Comments

Ireland 'quite confident' Aoife Wafer will be fit for World Cup action
# Progress
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# Progress

Ireland 'quite confident' Aoife Wafer will be fit for World Cup action

Jul 30th 2025, 4:50 PM 1,530 Views 5 Comments

'Be ready to win by will' - Lions reveal Katie Taylor's powerful speech to squad before second Test
# Trilogies
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# Trilogies

'Be ready to win by will' - Lions reveal Katie Taylor's powerful speech to squad before second Test

Jul 30th 2025, 12:18 PM 5,829 Views 18 Comments

In behind-the-scenes footage, the boxing great explains to Andy Farrell’s men how she overcomes performance anxiety.

McCarthy set to return for Lions as Hansen pushes for inclusion
# Selection
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# Selection

McCarthy set to return for Lions as Hansen pushes for inclusion

Jul 30th 2025, 6:15 AM 4,625 Views 5 Comments

Andy Farrell's Squid Game and Jamie 'Showbiz' Osborne
# Big Faz
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# Big Faz

Andy Farrell's Squid Game and Jamie 'Showbiz' Osborne

Jul 29th 2025, 5:00 PM 7,028 Views 6 Comments

'My dream would be to go back at some point and play for Ulster'
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad

'My dream would be to go back at some point and play for Ulster'

Jul 29th 2025, 12:00 PM 12,170 Views 2 Comments

22-year-old prop Jack Boal is playing for the University of Queensland in Australia.

World Rugby say 2027 World Cup will be 'more accessible than ever before'
# Tickets
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# Tickets

World Rugby say 2027 World Cup will be 'more accessible than ever before'

Jul 29th 2025, 10:29 AM 5,156 Views 4 Comments

World Rugby rebuffs Joe Schmidt’s safety claim over Lions’ match-winning try
# Lions 2025
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# Lions 2025

World Rugby rebuffs Joe Schmidt’s safety claim over Lions’ match-winning try

Jul 29th 2025, 8:52 AM 5,547 Views 28 Comments

Ringrose ruled out of last Test but Hansen and McCarthy return
# Lions
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# Lions

Ringrose ruled out of last Test but Hansen and McCarthy return

Jul 29th 2025, 7:44 AM 7,761 Views 32 Comments

Wallabies prop Alaalatoa ruled out of final Lions Test
# Blow
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# Blow

Wallabies prop Alaalatoa ruled out of final Lions Test

Jul 29th 2025, 3:03 AM 2,428 Views 0 Comments

How the Lions won an epic, and should Wallabies feel aggrieved by 'the incident'
'Garry deserved to play. He would have been unbelievable'
# Midfielders
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# Midfielders

'Garry deserved to play. He would have been unbelievable'

Jul 28th 2025, 10:00 AM 8,230 Views 7 Comments

Lions sober up in Sydney as Aussie anger over 'the incident' continues
# Last Leg
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# Last Leg

Lions sober up in Sydney as Aussie anger over 'the incident' continues

Jul 28th 2025, 6:45 AM 8,010 Views 16 Comments

'Win by will' - The powerful video Katie Taylor sent to the Lions
# Icon
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# Icon

'Win by will' - The powerful video Katie Taylor sent to the Lions

Jul 27th 2025, 8:00 PM 3,893 Views 2 Comments

Dan Sheehan's very clever and somewhat confusing try
# Tap And Dive
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# Tap And Dive

Dan Sheehan's very clever and somewhat confusing try

Jul 27th 2025, 1:35 PM 7,145 Views 24 Comments

The Lions hooker cleared two Wallabies tacklers as he dove to score.

Maro Itoje has cemented his place as a Lions legend
# Skipper
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# Skipper

Maro Itoje has cemented his place as a Lions legend

Jul 27th 2025, 6:30 AM 3,378 Views 11 Comments

Wallabies' quality makes this all the sweeter for Farrell's Lions From The 42

Wallabies' quality makes this all the sweeter for Farrell's Lions

Jul 26th 2025, 4:17 PM 8,471 Views 12 Comments

The Lions celebrated with a singsong at the MCG in Melbourne.

'It’s a bit surreal, it was a class moment' - Lions winner Keenan
# Series Sealing
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# Series Sealing

'It’s a bit surreal, it was a class moment' - Lions winner Keenan

Jul 26th 2025, 3:26 PM 3,662 Views 8 Comments

Schmidt slams late decision but Farrell says it was 'brilliant clearout'
# Divisive
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# Divisive

Schmidt slams late decision but Farrell says it was 'brilliant clearout'

Jul 26th 2025, 3:04 PM 7,245 Views 49 Comments

The Lions player ratings from a scintillating, series-sealing second Test in Melbourne
# Marks Out Of 10
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# Marks Out Of 10

The Lions player ratings from a scintillating, series-sealing second Test in Melbourne

Jul 26th 2025, 2:53 PM 6,445 Views 10 Comments

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
# Comment
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# Comment

Schmidt's Wallabies were transformed, but so was the Lions bench

Jul 26th 2025, 1:40 PM 2,748 Views 5 Comments

Keenan's last-gasp try seals the series for the Lions at the MCG
# Drama
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# Drama

Keenan's last-gasp try seals the series for the Lions at the MCG

Jul 26th 2025, 1:01 PM 4,693 Views 32 Comments

Andy Farrell’s men won it at the death at a packed MCG.

Australia v British & Irish Lions, second Test From The 42
Live Jul 26th 2025, 12:30 PM

Australia v British & Irish Lions, second Test

'Coming from Munster, it's all you want to do. It's such a proud club'
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad

'Coming from Munster, it's all you want to do. It's such a proud club'

Jul 26th 2025, 6:38 AM 5,023 Views 6 Comments

27-year-old Alex McHenry is now living and playing in Melbourne.

Farrell's Lions look to clinch the series against wounded Wallabies
# Showdown
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# Showdown

Farrell's Lions look to clinch the series against wounded Wallabies

Jul 26th 2025, 3:10 AM 1,105 Views 2 Comments

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
# Let's Get Down To Quizness
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# Let's Get Down To Quizness

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

Jul 25th 2025, 5:00 PM 4,056 Views 0 Comments

Time to test yourself on the last seven days of sport.

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
# On The Line
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# On The Line

'We're expecting a war' - Martin Johnson hands out Lions jerseys

Jul 25th 2025, 8:45 AM 4,756 Views 19 Comments

How the dream team of ROG, Biggar, Harrison, and Warburton works
# Commentary
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# Commentary

How the dream team of ROG, Biggar, Harrison, and Warburton works

Jul 25th 2025, 8:00 AM 6,125 Views 9 Comments

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
# Earning His Stripes
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# Earning His Stripes

How days as a Leicester Tiger helped shape Ireland coach Scott Bemand

Jul 25th 2025, 6:30 AM 2,344 Views 0 Comments

Porter's pride, family in Oz, prop friend, and cut ears
# Loosehead
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# Loosehead

Porter's pride, family in Oz, prop friend, and cut ears

Jul 24th 2025, 10:00 PM 3,691 Views 2 Comments

9 Irish starters for the Lions could well have been 11 but for injury
# Impact
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# Impact

9 Irish starters for the Lions could well have been 11 but for injury

Jul 24th 2025, 12:00 PM 3,544 Views 8 Comments

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
# Wallabies
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# Wallabies

'We don't want to be nice. We don't want to be submissive' - Schmidt

Jul 24th 2025, 10:17 AM 1,860 Views 7 Comments

'A measure of the man' - Ringrose ruled himself out of Lions Test start
# Selfless
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# Selfless

'A measure of the man' - Ringrose ruled himself out of Lions Test start

Jul 24th 2025, 6:09 AM 15,238 Views 28 Comments

Aki, Porter, and Chessum start for the Lions in second Test
# Team News
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# Team News

Aki, Porter, and Chessum start for the Lions in second Test

Jul 24th 2025, 4:30 AM 8,274 Views 28 Comments

Joe McCarthy misses out due to his foot injury.