Gavin Mairs
Chief Correspondent at The Telegraph
Chief Rugby Correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. Books: Rory Best: My Autobiography; A Very Tall Story: Martin Bayfield; Maggie Alphonsi: Winning the Fight
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telegraph.co.uk | Gavin Mairs
Sale face Bristol Bears on Friday night, a crunch game in their bid to secure a home semi-final, and Ford intends to roll up his sleeves. There will be no sulking, only a determination to keep playing so that he is ready should a Lions call yet come. "You know this is a brutal game, I would never wish anyone to get injured, and I genuinely mean that," he adds. "You want to wish all the boys who are selected a massive congratulations and you want them to go and do well because they deserve it.
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msn.com | Gavin Mairs
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yahoo.com | Gavin Mairs
It has been an emotional week for Sir Ian McGeechan. The moment every four years when the British and Irish Lions squad is announced tends to do that to him; increasingly so with the passage of time. It stirs up the most glorious of memories as a player on the tours of South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977, reminding him of the lifelong friendships they left him with.
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4 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Gavin Mairs
The conversation then swings around to his health. "The Lion King" has an important disclosure to make, and in the moment, displays all the leadership skills that guided the tourists to series victories in 1989 and 1997. "I have prostate cancer," he says, matter-of-factly. "I have just completed a six-week course of radiotherapy. I feel all right, really, just a bit more tired. I always sleep well anyway so it has probably just added to it.
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msn.com | Gavin Mairs |Giles Mole
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We spent a couple glorious hours recalling his golden memories of Lions tours as a player and head coach, then Sir Ian McGeechan told me he had prostate cancer. It was an emotional afternoon. https://t.co/91B9fKqs6e
Fascinatingly Andy Farrell has left door open for Owen Farrell to go on tour. 2 spots have been left open for players who can prove their form and fitness
Maro Itoje inspires those around him, and that is why he is Lions captain https://t.co/3lWGai1EQE
