Neil Squires

6 days ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Squires

Tommy Freeman has urged Northampton not to take him out of the firing line ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour. The red-hot wing, who has scored 15 tries in his last ten games for club and country, is in danger of exceeding the Premiership’s player welfare target for the second season running. However, with a Champions Cup final coming up ahead of the tour and in the form of his life, Freeman is desperate to play on. “After the announcement, to be honest the body feels fresh and ready to go.

1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Squires

Henry Pollock insists he will continue to be a showman with the British and Irish Lions regardless of the exalted company he will be keeping in Australia. The 20-year-old bolter, who was labelled the Luke Littler of rugby by Northampton scrum-half Alex Mitchell for the impact he has made in his breakthrough season, has been centre stage with his antics on and off the field for the Saints. Lions coach Andy Farrell referred to his “cocky” attitude after picking him.

1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Squires

mens british-irish-lions Copied to clipboard 0 There is no bad way to find out you have been picked for the British and Irish Lions, but Will Greenwood endured one of the most confusing call-ups in 1997. The then Leicester centre was convinced he hadn’t made the squad after an all-time classic wind-up from his flatmate, Austin Healey. Back then, the squad announcement was a long way removed from the all-singing, all-dancing production at the O2 tomorrow.

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Neil Squires

Zhao Xintong is sitting quietly upstairs in the snooker academy of his manager, Victoria Shi, in Sheffield’s city centre. Downstairs a few daytime potters have responded to the unprepossessing sign, printed out on a piece of A4 paper and stuck to a nondescript glass door, that reads: “Knock Here For Snooker”. Above one of the tables a sign on the wall says: “Ronnie O’Sullivan is God”.

1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Squires |Bryn Palmer |Jamie Lyall

Back What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered Copied to clipboard 0 3:34pm, 06 May 2025 With a season’s worth of speculation almost at an end, we canvassed the opinions of four RugbyPass writers – one from each of the home nations – to tackle some of the key issues before head coach Andy Farrell unveils his British and Irish Lions squad on Thursday for the forthcoming expedition to Australia.