Alex Lowe
Rugby Correspondent at The Times
Rugby Correspondent for The Times. 🏆🏆 Two-time SJA rugby journalist of the year. DMs open for any tips or story ideas. @thetimes @timessport
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2 days ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Lowe
Joe Schmidt has risked devaluing key British & Irish Lions tour matches after saying he would withhold Australia's Test players from representing their Super Rugby teams. The Lions open their campaign with four games against Western Force, Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies; the last of which is on July 8, ten days before the first Test.
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5 days ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Lowe
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6 days ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Lowe
Andy Farrell made his debut for Wigan Warriors aged 16 and the following year, in 1993, he became the youngest player to win the Challenge Cup. Shaun Edwards tells a story from the eve of that final against Widnes. Dean Bell, the Wigan captain and a Man of Steel, was feeling nervous. “Don’t worry,” Farrell said to him. “We’ll batter these guys tomorrow.” Wigan won 20-14.
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6 days ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Lowe |Owen Slot |will Kelleher |Elgan Alderman
Key momentsSquad announcement set to take place from 2pmEvent being held in front of 2,000 paying supporters at the O2 ArenaElgan AldermanIt feels as if the second row is the spiritual home of Lions captains, making Maro Itoje a fitting choice. Four years ago, in the hazy post-lockdown days, I pulled together a graphic that showed how the Lions touring XVs had changed over the years. One thing that stood out was the longevity of various locks in the position.
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1 week ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Lowe
Chairing the final selection meeting for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour, Warren Gatland began the fly-half conversation by saying he wanted to pick two specialists in Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell, with Stuart Hogg to provide part-time back-up. Andy Farrell, the defence coach, turned to Gatland and said: “You need to speak to Jonny [Wilkinson] because if he says, ‘Yes, I am available,’ then you need to pick him.” Wilkinson turned down the invitation.
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