Scottish rugby Twitter awakens… Adam Jones is a big fan of Stuart Hogg and Hamish Watson, but he can’t find room for them in his strongest Lions XV. With 37 players confirmed for the 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, some of the Test XV selections that were recently made have needed […]
5 years ago
“I’ll take this one, straight away.” Bundee Aki may have been rated as worst of all 37 British & Irish Lions squad picks, by Stuart Barnes, but he has a big fan in Adam Jones. The former Wales and Lions tighthead was left as surprised as most of us, last Thursday, when Warren Gatland selected […]
5 years ago
“His recent performances reminded everyone why he is rated as one of the best tighthead’s in world rugby.” On Tadhg Furlong, former Wales and Lions star Adam Jones would go one further than David Nucifora. The IRFU Performance Director was waxing lyrical, earlier today, as news was confirmed of Furlong penning a one-year contract extension […]
5 years ago
Tommy Bowe claims that just about the entire Ospreys’ backline would go for fake tan top-ups on the morning of each Captain’s Run. Ahead of the Guinness Six Nations finale, Tommy Bowe and Adam Jones paid a trip to Dublin to spread the word about rugby’s power to foster life-long friendships. The former Ospreys teammates […]
7 years ago
Ireland rugby head coach Joe Schmidt can be charming in front of the national media at the best of times but behind closed doors he can be ruthless and cutting in his training sessions. The New Zealander has long been known for his sharp critiques and his frank manner with players at training with Schmidt […]
7 years ago
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