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Joe Schmidt will seek air power and ground superiority in Lions’ opener – but does he have the players to implement a plan?

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‘You beauty’ – Waltzing Brian O’Driscoll and the birth of the modern Lions on the 2001 tour of Australia
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Cian Tracey: How Ireland lock Joe McCarthy went from Lions rookie to Test starter
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Ruaidhri O’Connor’s tour diary: Lions look like they’re running scared on Pete Samu
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‘It either brings the best out of you or you wilt’ - Johnny Sexton calls on Lions to embrace first Test pressure
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Rúaidhrí O'Connor is pitchside at Suncorp Stadium ahead of the first Test against Australia tomorrow
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Sione Tuipulotu interview: ‘Crime. Not that I am going to admit to any crime ...’ – how Lion centre changed his life
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‘He’ll be a better coach now’ - Andy Farrell wary of Joe Schmidt factor as apprentice looks to take down master
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Indo Sport podcast: Lions Test with Ian Madigan and Rúaidhrí O'Connor | Do Australia have the blueprint to win?
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From zero to hero – four players who became unexpected heroes for the Lions
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‘Probably not ideal’ – Joe Schmidt backs Australian out-half Tom Lynagh despite Lions’ Test being his first start

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Joe Schmidt will seek air power and ground superiority in Lions’ opener – but does he have the players to implement a plan?

‘You beauty’ – Waltzing Brian O’Driscoll and the birth of the modern Lions on the 2001 tour of Australia

Cian Tracey: How Ireland lock Joe McCarthy went from Lions rookie to Test starter

Ruaidhri O’Connor’s tour diary: Lions look like they’re running scared on Pete Samu

‘It either brings the best out of you or you wilt’ - Johnny Sexton calls on Lions to embrace first Test pressure

Rúaidhrí O'Connor is pitchside at Suncorp Stadium ahead of the first Test against Australia tomorrow

Sione Tuipulotu interview: ‘Crime. Not that I am going to admit to any crime ...’ – how Lion centre changed his life

‘He’ll be a better coach now’ - Andy Farrell wary of Joe Schmidt factor as apprentice looks to take down master

Indo Sport podcast: Lions Test with Ian Madigan and Rúaidhrí O'Connor | Do Australia have the blueprint to win?

From zero to hero – four players who became unexpected heroes for the Lions

‘Probably not ideal’ – Joe Schmidt backs Australian out-half Tom Lynagh despite Lions’ Test being his first start

‘That’s a hotly contested one’ – Andy Farrell explains Josh van der Flier omission for Lions’ first Test

Andy Farrell names eight Irish players for Lions first Test as Australia lose key man for Brisbane battle

Leinster strip new jersey of European stars ‘to align with wider values’

The teenage prodigy who had forgotten how to play, the man tasked with saving Australian rugby, the son of an icon – Meet the Wallabies

‘There’s a clear plan to have a dominant series and win’ - Dan Sheehan backs Henry Pollock’s 3-0 Lions series ambition

Ruaidhri O’Connor’s Tour diary: Latham lashes out at ‘cocky’ Lions while the Wallabies are coining it

Join the Indo Sport rugby panel for a live watchalong for Saturday’s first Lions Test

Tadhg Beirne set for blindside role as eight Irish starters expected for Lions’ first Test against Australia

From bad boy to trustworthy veteran – James O’Connor’s remarkable journey back into the Wallabies’ set-up

‘OK, righto ... We’ll shut you up’ – Australia will be stung into action against ‘cocky’ Lions after Henry Pollock claim

‘It’s second nature’ – Jack Conan admits familiarity with Andy Farrell’s plan is helping Irish Lions

‘It’s still with me now. That’s what burns inside’ – what it’s like to become the ‘villain’ of a Lions tour

The Left Wing: Lions Test week, Joe Schmidt’s plan, and big selection calls

Munster’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh Champions Cup debut set for mid-December as competition’s pool schedule is revealed

Mack Hansen a major doubt for first Lions Test as Ireland winger sits out training

Ruaidhri O’Connor’s Tour Diary: Lions close ranks as Test match tension mounts while Wallabies turn to son of great to take down the tourists

Owen Farrell’s role and a lack of wizards from Oz: Our jury answer the key questions ahead of first Lions Test in Brisbane

‘If you put pressure on any team, they can crack’ – Australia’s very different superstar duo plotting the Lions’ downfall

Rúaidhrí O’Connor’s Lions tour diary: Clarkson’s call sparks unfair reaction and Wallabies get a fit of the giggles

‘There were times I didn’t know if I’d get through the dark spots’ – New Ireland cap Shayne Bolton glad patience paid off

Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Andy Farrell’s big decisions – Six places still up for grabs with Irish set to dominate first Test line-up

‘I lost five or six kilos . . . getting off the jacks was an issue’ – Hugo Keenan reveals extent of 12-day illness

‘They’ll be welcomed’ – Lions play down comparison with 2017’s ‘Geography Six’ controversy after late call-ups

Andy Farrell adds Scottish trio to Lions squad ahead of Wallabies series

Tony Ward: Only now can real meaning be attributed to a sketchy Lions tour so far

Munster academy flanker Michael Foy returns to boost Ireland U-20s for Scottish showdown in bid to avoid wooden spoon

Cian Tracey: Value of Ireland’s summer tour shouldn’t be disregarded on back of record Portugal win

Leinster now have as many Lions as England as Tom Clarkson gets surprise call up to Andy Farrell’s squad

‘The scoreline isn’t ideal and it’s not good for them but I was happy with the players’ mentality’ – Paul O’Connell on Ireland’s record win over Portugal

‘There’s not real confidence but there’s a quiet resolve’ – bad cop Joe Schmidt back on familiar beat in Australia

Bernard Jackman: Trust Joe Schmidt to make Australia competitive in first Test

Ireland ratings v Portugal – Hugh Gavin has a dream debut with Portuguese way out of their depth in record-breaking win

Ireland thrash Portugal in embarrassingly one-sided affair with record 106-7 victory

Garry Ringrose’s injury forces Andy Farrell into rejig for first Test

'It would be great if you just announced it' - Tadhg Beirne impatient to find out the Test team

Andy Farrell confirms Garry Ringrose will miss Lions first Test against Australia

Owen Farrell shines on his Lions return as the tourists run in eight tries in facile win over AUNZ

Lions ratings as several players stake claims for a Test place after thumping win against AUNZ

AU/NZ Invitational XV v Lions: Andy Farrell's side turn on the power in dominant victory – as it happened

Son of Ireland and Leinster great Trevor Brennan scores on his France debut against All Blacks

Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Pressure is all on the Lions as this tour struggles to make its mark in Australia

‘Being able to sing in Irish is a real proud thing but I understand the reasons for Ireland’s Call’

‘No 22-year-old should ever have to go through what Sam went through’ – Cian Prendergast hits out at criticism of his brother

Irish blood, Australian heart – Owen Finegan looks back fondly on beating Lions and facing Ireland in front of family

Ireland are hoping to invoke spirit of the ‘Lisbon Lions’ by finishing their summer tour with big Portugal victory

Lions v AUNZ XV preview: Potential Test men in the last-chance saloon against unknown quantity

‘The battle there is huge and probably will be for the next 10 years’ – Craig Casey on Irish out-half competition

Rúaidhrí O’Connor’s Lions tour diary: Beating the Australians at their own game and remembering Ireland’s tense Adelaide encounter

Garry Ringrose sits out Lions training as Simon Easterby backs ‘level-headed’ Hugo Keenan to take his big chance

Interim Ireland head coach Paul O’Connell convinced ‘everyone that’s getting caps has a real chance of kicking on’

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