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British and Irish Lions 2021: Matt Dawson says team 'have to look at themselves' after defeat

Former British and Irish Lion Matt Dawson says the team "have to look at themselves" after their loss to South Africa A on Wednesday. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57865603 https://therugbystore.com.au/british-and-irish-lions-2021-matt-dawson-says-team-have-to-look-at-themselves-after-defeat/

Extra game for Boks before Lions Tests

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South Africa have organised an extra game for their squad to prepare for the British and Irish Lions Test series, ensuring back-to-back matches at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in yet another tweak to the tour schedule. A South Africa A line-up will play domestic team the Bulls before the British and Irish Lions face the Stormers in what’s also their last warm-up for the first Test a week later. The Springboks are in dire need of match practice after playing just one Test – against Georgia this month – in two years since winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Some players did get a second game in South Africa A’s victory over the Lions in a scheduled tour match on Wednesday night. But a long lay-off because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a cancelled second Test against Georgia this month because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Springboks’ squad, has left coaching staff fretting over a lack of match fitness for the world champions. “We want to be as well prepared as possible when we mee...

Lewis Ludlow: England captain handed four-match ban for foul play during win over Canada

Gloucester flanker Lewis Ludlow is given a four-match ban for striking with the knee during England's victory over Canada at Twickenham. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57858884 https://therugbystore.com.au/lewis-ludlow-england-captain-handed-four-match-ban-for-foul-play-during-win-over-canada/

‘Deserves a crack’: Everything Rennie said on Tate, tactics and his Wallabies overhaul

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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie made eight changes for the decisive Test against France, including a huge gamble on youth at the base of the scrum, but played down suggestions his team would be affected by the short turn around from Melbourne’s close defeat. Australia went with a settled 23 in the opening two matches, including just one starting team change, but head to Brisbane with a revamped line up. Rennie, speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s third Test in Brisbane, said he and Wallabies staff had a plan in place to cope with the challenges of the short turnaround. Saturday’s decider is a third Test in 11 days. He also seemed to shrug off the relative intensity of Test match rugby to Wallabies training camp in saying: “Some of our trainings are actually tougher than the games we’ve played so far, around the running metrics and physicality. “We knew we would need to manage certain players and we’ve done that.” The biggest talking points come around the base of the scrum. Tate...

The Paleo Diet

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I consider this diet plan so crucial that I've offered it its own area. It's more like a method of life than a diet plan., the caveman diet plan, the Stone Age diet plan and the hunter-gatherer diet plan. Thankfully, the Paleolithic diet plan does not need you to go out and eliminate a woolly massive for food. The modern variation of this diet plan consists mainly of grass-fed pasture raised meats, fruit, fish, veggies, roots and nuts. It represents not simply a diet plan however a modification in way of life that can assist you get healthy and remain that method. It is based on the concept that for more than 2 million years, we human beings survived on the foods discovered in nature, such as veggies, fish, wild fruits, eggs, meat and nuts. It's a diet plan that's high in animal fat and proteins and low in carbs The Paleolithic diet plan was promoted by the gastroenterologist, Walter L. Voegtlin. This recommends that the finest diet plan for our health and wellness ...

British and Irish Lions 2021: Lessons learned from Test dress rehearsal against South Africa A

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says his players are in "bullish" mood, but is it false confidence? Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57844708 https://therugbystore.com.au/british-and-irish-lions-2021-lessons-learned-from-test-dress-rehearsal-against-south-africa-a/

French breakdown precision must be the Wallabies’ goal in 2021

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If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times. And that might not be as big an exaggeration as it looks. Even just last week and again in Tuesday’s two-up panel, plenty of us in numerous discussions were highlighting the breakdown speed and accuracy as being an ongoing concern for the Wallabies. Here’s a quick cut and paste from my offering, which in itself was pointing to the chaotic final moments of the first Test in Brisbane last week. “The attacking cleanout needs to be the focus for the second Test. I mentioned last week that it was outstanding to see Angus Bell and Lachie Lonergan first on the scene when Tate McDermott went to ground with the fatally loose French ball last week, and with Rob Valetini, Darcy Swain, and Taniela Tupou not far behind. “And as I mentioned, this was great to see in the 81st minute, because there had been way too many occasions in the preceding eighty minutes where the attacking clean out was either too slow, too ineffective, or too non-exist...