Will Kelleher
@willgkelleher
The Times Deputy Rugby Correspondent @TimesSport Ruck podcast | Vice-chair @RUWCOfficial | DMs open for tips | Opinions mine! | 📷 wg.kelleher
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 🦁 Our 3-part pod series, tracking the Lions from 1950-2025 is out now. Come for the agony, the glory, the fun, the politics and punch-ups to celebrate all every aspect of these tours. @TimesSport @AlexMLowe @AlfredReynolds5 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
Joe Schmidt: Lions try decision ignored player safety Over the top stuff from Schmidt IMO questioning referee commitment to player welfare. I’m sure World Rugby will take a dim view. Disagree with the call fine, but that’s disrespectful. @TimesSport thetimes.com/article/dfa993…
Lions singing winners. Russell in a chocolate garland given to him by Sione Tuipulotu’s family. All going on! @TimesSport
Joe Schmidt fuming about the non-call against Jac Morgan, in the lead-up to the final Hugo Keenan try. "Just look at Law 9.20" he says. Says the referees did not do their duty to protect player welfare. And made the wrong call. Farrell thought it was a "great" clear out.
Finn Russell has won the last 15 matches he has played in, taking in a Lions' series win, Premiership title and Challenge Cup trophy. He has won his last 6 Tests in a row against the Wallabies for @lionsofficial and @Scotlandteam including 3 victories in Australia.
The greatest comeback in Lions Test history. Astonishing! @TimesSport
Before today the biggest ever @lionsofficial comeback to win a test match was just TEN points, trailing 3-13 at half time against @Springboks in 1938 to win 21-16. Today's was an 18 point turnaround. Remarkable...
From 23-5 down, to winning 29-26 in the last minute. What a staggeringly good comeback from the Lions. Wallabies, well done, you turned up and made it an epic. 1927 was the last time the Lions swept a series, v Argentina. Before that 1891 in SA. Slice of history in Sydney?
God, if the Lions could get it set up, there has to be a droppie oppy here? Agonising at the moment.
Will Stuart has just taken Tadhg Furlong's left boot... More grip?
90,307 is the official attendance -- a Lions record in Australia (but not all time, as they got around 100,000 in South Africa in 1955) Brilliant! @TimesSport
Imagine if Owen Farrell hits the match-winning kick here... Sacre bleu. @TimesSport
Awesome half. What a pleasure to be here. Loved it all! @TimesSport
Yeah he's quite good when you give him the ball... ! G rocking off its hinges. Lions facing proper adversity. The first contest they've been in since Dublin. How do they respond? Chasing shadows right now. The series is alive and kicking. Brilliant.
Up and running on the blog from the G! @TimesSport @AlexMLowe @owenslot @Matt_Cotton thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…
📍 From the banks of the Yarra, to the front door of history. Here we go then. Off to the G. Do the “submissive” wet Wallabies finally find some spirit at their great cathedral? Or do the Lions seal a series tonight? Join us for it all @TimesSport
🦁 🦁 🦁 @maroitoje stands at the front door of history. Will he join Sam Warburton and Martin Johnson as a professional era Lions Test series winning captain today in Melbourne? Our @timessport Scrum pullout packed with previews!
Revered in Europe for his immense physicality at La Rochelle, Will Skelton has chance to finally show his homeland what he's made of ✍️ @willgkelleher | #LionsTour thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…