Dan Biggar kicks 14 points as Warren Gatland’s side beat Springboks in first Test

His clash with Damian de Allende brings a Leinster-Munster element to the first Test

Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray among replacements for first Test against Springboks

Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray set to be among replacements

Tourists look set to spend the rest of summer in Cape Town as the Test series looms large

Wales secondrow set for game time off the bench against the Stormers on Saturday

Ireland number eight taking nothing for granted as he gets set for third Saturday start

There are four Irish players in the starting team, with Robbie Henshaw at inside centre

Yet again Warren Gatland’s side struggled resourcing their own ball at the breakdown

Tadhg Beirne, Jamie George and Anthony Watson each score two tries in victory

Josh Adams and Duhan van der Merwe score hat-tricks in big win in Johannesburg

Warren Gatland’s tourists bring up the half century against Sigma Lions at Ellis Park

It’s been a long 18-20 months and we’ve looked forward to this day.

Party to tour South Africa consists of 16 backs and 21 forwards

It’s nearly decision time for the Lions coach - who should make the South Africa tour?

He’s a more valuable asset than someone fated to truck up ball into a heavy body count

John O’Sullivan looks at three of the key battles that’ll decide this Six Nations clash

Conan back under starter’s orders . . . Daly the ‘world-class’ centre . . . Stats don’t stack up

Eddie Jones’s side comes to Dublin looking to make it five wins in a row against Ireland

Eddie Jones confident his side can improve again against Ireland next weekend

Eddie Jones makes three changes for Saturday’s clash against France at Twickenham

Shock defeat by Cornish Pirates a sobering start to life for Saracens in the Championship

English prop has been sidelined since November with a calf and achilles injury

Ireland are repeatedly ignoring the essential lessons inside the gain line theory

Return of outhalf a big boost as Townsend’s side look to break through glass ceiling

Ireland’s second-half victory a silver lining in their defeat to Eddie Jones’s formidable side

England’s brilliant defensive performance secures fourth straight win over Ireland

Improved performance from February defeat could prove vital come next year’s Six Nations

Leinster outhalf vying with former English youth rival Billy Burns for the 10 jersey

Eddie Jones has named his XV to face Italy in Saturday’s final round of the Six Nations

‘I can’t sit here and tell you 100 per cent we’re going to be perfect. But our intention is to be’

George Ford is a major absentee for Eddie Jones ahead of Saturday’s trip to Italy

‘They have a power element to their team and their game and we couldn’t do enough’

Mako Vunipola immense at scrum time as visitors harrass and hound in the back field

Death by a thousand turnovers destroys invincible season at first meaningful hurdle

Province leave themselves too much to do as they are dumped out of Champions Cup

Seán Cronin starts at hooker while Josh van der Flier is on the bench for Saracens game

‘It’s a huge game, a huge challenge for us to go over to Ireland as underdogs’

Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents

‘Risky’ rugby hacks sidelined for annual Lansdowne dance; British and Irish Lions