Elgan Alderman

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.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Elgan Alderman

The Red Roses began the Women's Six Nations with victory, as expected, but a clunky one. At half-time they were set for another thumping, only for the second half to be scoreless until the final two minutes. Still, it was a 21st successive win and a 51st in their past 52 Tests. Italy are usually beaten by 50-plus points to at most a single score. In that regard, this was a long-awaited narrowing of the deficit.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Elgan Alderman

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Elgan Alderman

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Elgan Alderman