Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 19, 2013: Ewen McKenzie defends Quade Cooper after Wallabies coach Robbie Deans all but freezes the playmaker out of the series with the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby - Wallabies Comment
May 19, 2013: Robbie Deans might have given the outside world a first glimpse at the game plan he is looking to implement against the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby - Wallabies Comment
May 19, 2013: Quade Cooper provides "a point of difference" and his defence is decidedly better than it was 12 months ago, Greg Growden writes
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 19, 2013: Robbie Deans omits Quade Cooper, due to defensive concerns, and George Smith, due to injury, while naming three uncapped players in 25-man squad to face the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 18, 2013: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is happy in the knowledge that he has more depth in his squad than at any time since he took the reins in 2008
Super Rugby Round 14 - Waratahs v Brumbies
May 18, 2013: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is braced for the worst after George Smith suffered a knee injury likely to see the flanker miss the series against the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby: Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 17, 2013: Robbie Deans is expected to omit Quade Cooper from his initial 25-man squad, but Israel Folau, George Smith, Pat McCabe and Berrick Barnes set to be included
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 17, 2013: Victory: forget style, the substance and currency of winning is all that matters in Test rugby, Wallabies captain James Horwill says ahead of the British & Irish Lions series
British & Irish Lions
May 16, 2013: Be prepared to get a bit more excited about the forthcoming British & Irish Lions' tour of Hong Kong and Australia - you can now play our latest Fantasy Rugby challenge
British & Irish Lions
May 16, 2013: British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has welcomed the battle he faces to earn a place in the side that will tackle Australia next month
British & Irish Lions
May 15, 2013: Wales star Leigh Halfpenny is keen to make up for lost time after playing just once on the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa
Australian rugby
May 15, 2013: Will Genia should lead the Wallabies against the Lions, Joe Tomane to win the final wing spot and Israel Folau at fullback, writes Greg Growden
1888
May 14, 2013: "By carrying a Great Britain label to the Antipodes, and getting beaten by the Kiwis, they established a tradition which has lasted to this day." Huw Richards rewinds to 1888
British & Irish Lions
May 14, 2013: Ex-Australia prop Cam Blades will coach the Combined Country side against the British & Irish Lions on June 11
British & Irish Lions
May 14, 2013: Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton has conceded he would have loved the chance to learn from Jonny Wilkinson had the Toulon No.10 got the nod for the British & Irish Lions this summer
British & Irish Lions
May 13, 2013: "While Gatland addressed the press, under the watchful eye of Apollo, the players were greeting each other in a nearby hotel." Tom Hamilton reports from the Lions camp
British & Irish Lions
May 13, 2013: Scotland second-row Richie Gray is itching to pull on a British & Irish Lions jersey and in the process put a difficult season behind him
British & Irish Lions
May 13, 2013: British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has suggested that those players not involved in culmination of the domestic season may have an advantage when it comes to getting the nod for the first Test against Australia
British & Irish Lions
May 13, 2013: We look at the latest form of the players selected for the Lions as the focus now switches to securing a place in the team for the opening Test against Australia
Super Rugby
May 13, 2013: Rebels and Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is to take an indefinite leave of absence to 'seek assistance in resolving personal issues'
