Deciding factor: When a Lions tour hinged on the third Test
Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider
Outcome of first Test will likely decide Lions’ fate
Just once since 1900 has the side triumphed after losing the opener
Brian O’Driscoll: ‘The Tana thing is all fine now, it dragged out too long’
The former Lions captain looks back on the highs and lows of his days in the famous red jersey
Why this weekend’s Champions Cup semi-finals are still worth watching
Leinster and Ulster are out but for once club rugby could take advantage of a quiet week
Rugby union still faces a myriad of challenges 25 years into professionalism
Questions remain around player protection and the futures of smaller clubs
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland must survive early English onslaught
This game is already decided. One of the camps has already struck the right chord
What history teaches us when Lions tours go to a decider
Looking back at the 10 times when the series was still alive going into the final game
Lions selections are almost as hard as the matches
Spare a thought for the backroom staff and coaches, whipping tired players into shape
Many reasons why England lost to Australia but scrum was key
Former Argentina hooker Mario Ledesma did the impossible and fixed the Wallabies scrum
TV View: TV3’s lack of a shit-stirrer not helping them on gainline
Like a boyband, every Irish sporting TV panel needs the bolshy one
England need to walk the walk under glare of expectation
Stuart Lancaster may have betrayed first sign of stress with changes in backline
RWC #14: Billy whizzes past the Wallabies
Jason Robinson shows his electric pace to score in the 2003 final against Australia
RWC #39: England stuffed by South Africa in 2007
Reigning World Champions are humbled by the Springboks in Parisian Pool A encounter
Would the provinces dominate a dream XV from 20 years of Europe?
Leinster, Munster and Ulster have left an indelible mark on a tournament approaching it’s 20th final
Six Nations 2015: Slammin’ Sam Burgess faces battle to break code
Despite a quiet representative union debut for the Saxons, England look set to give former league star every chance
Spear tackle leaves Lions captain’s tour in tatters
From the archives: Brian O’Driscoll v New Zealand
Kurtley left kicking himself as Sky’s pride in the Lions goes nuts
Sky look like they want to employ every former rugby international ever
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