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One Knight, Forty-Five Lions

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, followed the tourists throughout.

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#RWC2019: Henry Pyrgos called up by Scotland in place of injured Ali Price

24 September 2019 David Barnes 1

EDINBURGH scrum-half Henry Pyrgos has been called into Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad in place of Ali Price, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament with a foot injury. Price picked up the …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … the final chapter

17 January 2017 Jeff Connor Comments Off on One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … the final chapter

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter six

28 December 2016 Jeff Connor 1

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter five

7 December 2016 Jeff Connor Comments Off on One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter five

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter four

30 November 2016 Jeff Connor 1

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter three

16 November 2016 Jeff Connor Comments Off on One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter three

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter two

9 November 2016 Jeff Connor Comments Off on One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter two

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter one

2 November 2016 Jeff Connor Comments Off on One Knight, forty-five Lions: With Sir Clive Woodward in New Zealand … chapter one

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …

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