Tom English
@TEnglishSport
Chief Sports Writer and Broadcaster BBC Scotland. Author of The Grudge and No Borders. Co-author of When Lions Roared and This Is Your Everest.
Heartbreaker for Garry Ringrose but incredible selflessness to take himself out of the Test. A seismic message to all players who feel like taking a risk. A big moment bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
Interesting journey talking to a whole heap of people to put this together. Out on 23 Oct. Lots of moving parts
Tom Curry was utterly brilliant at the Suncorp. He spoke afterwards, but not a lot. Even that was riveting in a weird way. bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
An absolute Lions fans invasion in Brisbane. They’re everywhere. An extraordinary sight
Preview of the Wallabies versus the Lions. Home nation massive underdogs. Sexton on Russell. The Suncorp Effect. The case for the Wallabies. Why the Lions, seeking a proper legacy, need Australia to front up bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
The butterfly effect of Garry Ringrose’s head injury. Huw Jones to start 13. Cohesion means Tuipulotu may start beside him now. Aki doesn’t make the 23 because Farrell is 10-12 cover.
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is such a moving place to be. Every evening there’s a ceremony to remember a different soldier on the Roll of Honour. How long will it take before they’ve all been honoured in ceremony? 280 years.
Brumbies are missing seven or eight Wallabies so this AUNZ team looks like the strongest pre-Test opposition for the Lions. And it’ll be the ‘midweek’ team playing them. Surprised AUNZ haven’t drafted in Charlie Gamble, the Waratahs groundhog who did such damage in Sydney
Trans-Tasman rivals. One team 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Your AUNZ Invitational XV squad has been named to face the British & Irish Lions. #LionsTour2025
Reaction to Owen Farrell’s call-up v on Rugby Union Weekly. Quite a day yesterday. Sun is shining in Sydney. Pods and pieces galore on the BBC website. Pierre Schoeman interview to come today. Some man for one man bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
🏉 PODCAST 🏉 After a short break we are back to discuss how the Scottish Lions are faring in Oz 🦁 Our man Down Under @TEnglishSport brings us all the latest from the camp. We look ahead to 🏴 opening summer tour match and hear from Gregor Townsend. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
Proper scoop from @danscho1 Top drawer. This tour was rolling along serenely, but was all a little too nice. Plenty of edge now. Agree with it or not (mostly not), it's a big call by the Farrells to ask and accept. They'll know all about the vitriol heading their way
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Veteran of three tours Owen Farrell to be given sensational return by father Andy after Elliot Daly suffers a suspected broken arm Find out more from @danscho1 ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20… #Lions2025
Blair Kinghorn touches down in Brisbane, wakes up Maro Itoje and starts preparing for a Lions debut on Saturday in Sydney… bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
Show-time again as Russell and Gibson-Park partnership is launched in Brisbane bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
Some thoughts on the win over the Western Force. Concern for Tomos Williams, Mack Hansen rising, Joe McCarthy looking good, Finn Russell conducting. Breakdown not so hot. Better teams would have punished the Lions. Still very early days bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
Klopp is right, isn’t he? I’d sooner watch Klopp playing padel than engage with this money grab. Is anybody actually watching it?
"If you don't like the Club World Cup, go and play padel or go for a swim" 🏊 Kaveh Solhekol has some advice for Jurgen Klopp after he said the "Club World Cup is the worst idea ever implemented in football" 🤔
One more sleep but will it be a dream or a nightmare for the Lions? They should put away the Western Force with ease. Piece from Perth… bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
Interesting trip to Australia so far. Edinburgh-Doha very suddenly became Edinburgh-Istanbul thanks to the geo-political situation. Everybody still on board and impressively calm in the chaos. In-flight movie stopped abruptly. How does Snakes on the Plane end? 👀