Author Archives: Gareth Knight

Lions 2013: the back row

In the last six years the back row has gone from being seen as a superfluous element of the fifteen-man game to being seen as the most critical [..]

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Lions 2013: the second row

The Lions have named five second row forwards for the tour and with two starting and one replacement for each match, the number of combinations is considerable. Second [..]

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Lions 2013: the front row

With the squad now announced the time has come to take a closer look at those who will be playing for the Lions in a few weeks. The [..]

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Lions 2013: who will make the squad?

Tomorrow morning British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland will make his long-awaited squad announcement for the 2013 Lions tour of Australia. Without doubt, this announcement is the [..]

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Six Nations: Lions Squad

After each round of the Six Nations I’ve been compiling my Lions squad based entirely on performances in those matches. Obviously some of these players have not played [..]

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Six Nations: Final Weekend Review

Italy 22 Ireland 15 A good game in many regards but the injuries to the Irish back division killed off their chances early on – by the 36th [..]

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Six Nations: Italy vs Ireland, Wales vs England, France vs Scotland

Italy vs Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome Saturday 16th March 2013, 2.30pm GMT Connotations: • Ireland win or the game is drawn. Ireland will finish third or fourth in [..]

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Six Nations: Fouth Weekend Review

Scotland 18 Wales 28 It wasn’t the most thrilling of matches but I think some of the critics have got a bit carried away by the record number [..]

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Six Nations: Scotland vs Wales, Ireland vs France, England vs Italy

Scotland vs Wales Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday 9th March 2013, 2.30pm GMT The winner of this match will be the only team besides England that can realistically win the [..]

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Six Nations: Third Weekend Review

Italy 9 Wales 26 Italy will not be as disappointed by the result as they will be by the problems with their scrum – a yellow card and [..]

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